diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/AbstractDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/AbstractDto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be585a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/AbstractDto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export abstract class AbstractDto {
+  id?: string;
+  createdAt?: Date;
+  updatedAt?: Date;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeDto.ts
index b8d757f..bc5bedc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeDto.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeDto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.ts";
 import { RecipeIngredientGroupDto } from "./RecipeIngredientGroupDto.js";
 import { RecipeInstructionStepDto } from "./RecipeInstructionStepDto.js";
 /**
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientDto.ts
index 3d7c91f..c88d71b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientDto.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientDto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.ts";
 
 export class RecipeIngredientDto extends AbstractDto{
     name!: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto.ts
index 324d3c5..3b1f9eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.ts";
 import { RecipeIngredientDto } from "./RecipeIngredientDto.js";
 
 export class RecipeIngredientGroupDto extends AbstractDto{
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
index 362e282..b9b902e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { UUID } from "crypto";
-import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.ts";
 
 export class RecipeInstructionStepDto extends AbstractDto{
     text!: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/UserDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/UserDto.ts
index 56fc6c2..972cad6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/dtos/UserDto.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/UserDto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.js";
+import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.ts";
 
 export class UserDto extends AbstractDto {
     firstName?: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/points/AuthPoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/points/AuthPoint.ts
index 493f34c..bf34abd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/points/AuthPoint.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/points/AuthPoint.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
 import type { LoginRequestDto } from "../dtos/LoginRequestDto";
 import type { LoginResponseDto } from "../dtos/LoginResponseDto";
-import { get, postJson, putJson } from "../utils/requests";
+import { postJson } from "../utils/requests";
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
index 6579e4d..7855594 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
-import { get, postJson, putJson } from "../utils/requests";
+import type { RecipeModel } from "../../models/RecipeModel"
+import { get } from "../utils/requests";
 
 
 /**
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const RECIPE_URL = `${BASE_URL}/compact-recipe`
  * @param searchString Search string for filtering recipeList
  * @returns Array of recipe
  */
-export async function fetchRecipeList(searchString : string): Promise<Recipe[]> {
+export async function fetchRecipeList(searchString : string): Promise<RecipeModel[]> {
   let url : string = RECIPE_URL;
   // if there's a search string add it as query parameter
   if(searchString && searchString !== ""){
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/points/RecipePoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/points/RecipePoint.ts
index 73bf935..b437d0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/points/RecipePoint.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/points/RecipePoint.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import type { RecipeDto } from "../dtos/RecipeDto";
 import { get, postJson, putJson } from "../utils/requests";
 
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const RECIPE_URL = `${BASE_URL}/recipe`
  * @param id ID of the recipe to load
  * @returns A single recipe
  */
-export async function fetchRecipe(id: string): Promise<Recipe> {
+export async function fetchRecipe(id: string): Promise<RecipeDto> {
   const res = await get(`${RECIPE_URL}/${id}`)
   return res.json()
 }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function fetchRecipe(id: string): Promise<Recipe> {
  * @param recipe Recipe to create
  * @returns Saved recipe
  */
-export async function createRecipe(recipe: Recipe): Promise<Recipe> {
+export async function createRecipe(recipe: RecipeDto): Promise<RecipeDto> {
   const res = await postJson(RECIPE_URL, JSON.stringify(recipe));
   return res.json();
 }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export async function createRecipe(recipe: Recipe): Promise<Recipe> {
  * @param recipe Recipe to save. This recipe must have an ID!
  * @returns Saved recipe
  */
-export async function updateRecipe(recipe: Recipe): Promise<Recipe> {
+export async function updateRecipe(recipe: RecipeDto): Promise<RecipeDto> {
   const res = await putJson(`${RECIPE_URL}/${recipe.id}`, JSON.stringify(recipe));
   return res.json();
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts b/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
index 2ca7bfa..44eaa23 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 
-const BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE;
-
 export function createBasicHeader() : Headers {
     const headers = new Headers();
     //headers.set('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
index 604ccb0..778dd1f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
@@ -2,25 +2,25 @@
  * Editor for ingredient groups
  */
 
-import type { Ingredient } from "../../types/ingredient"
-import type { IngredientGroup } from "../../types/ingredientGroup"
+import type { IngredientModel } from "../../models/IngredientModel"
+import type { IngredientGroupModel } from "../../models/IngredientGroupModel"
 import Button, { ButtonType } from "../basics/Button"
 import SvgIcon, { Icon } from "../basics/SvgIcon"
 import { IngredientListEditor } from "./IngredientListEditor"
 
 type IngredientGroupListEditorProps = {
-  ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroup[]
-  onChange: (ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroup[]) => void
+  ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroupModel[]
+  onChange: (ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroupModel[]) => void
 }
 
 export function IngredientGroupListEditor({ ingredientGroupList, onChange }: IngredientGroupListEditorProps) {
-  const handleUpdate = (index: number, field: keyof IngredientGroup, value: string|Ingredient[] ) => {
+  const handleUpdate = (index: number, field: keyof IngredientGroupModel, value: string|IngredientModel[] ) => {
     const updated = ingredientGroupList.map((ingGrp, i) =>
       i === index ? { ...ingGrp, [field]: value} : ingGrp
     )
     onChange(updated)
   }
-  const updateIngredientList = (index: number, ingredientList: Ingredient[]) => {
+  const updateIngredientList = (index: number, ingredientList: IngredientModel[]) => {
     handleUpdate(index, "ingredientList", ingredientList)
   }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function IngredientGroupListEditor({ ingredientGroupList, onChange }: Ing
   }
   return (
     <div>
-      {/* remove bottom margin from this headingas the group card has a top padding */}
+      {/* remove bottom margin from this headings the group card has a top padding */}
       <h3 className="subsection-heading" >Ingredient Groups</h3>
       {ingredientGroupList.map((ingGrp, index) => (
         <div key={index} className="ingredient-group-card mb-4">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
index 1b10eb8..19c3d65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Ingredient } from "../../types/ingredient"
+import type { IngredientModel } from "../../models/IngredientModel"
 import Button, { ButtonType } from "../basics/Button"
 import SvgIcon, { Icon } from "../basics/SvgIcon"
 
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import SvgIcon, { Icon } from "../basics/SvgIcon"
  * Ingredients can be edited, added and removed
  */
 type IngredientListEditorProps = {
-  ingredients: Ingredient[]
-  onChange: (ingredients: Ingredient[]) => void
+  ingredients: IngredientModel[]
+  onChange: (ingredients: IngredientModel[]) => void
 }
 
 export function IngredientListEditor({ ingredients, onChange }: IngredientListEditorProps) {
-  const handleUpdate = (index: number, field: keyof Ingredient, value: string | number) => {
+  const handleUpdate = (index: number, field: keyof IngredientModel, value: string | number) => {
     const updated = ingredients.map((ing, i) =>
       i === index ? { ...ing, [field]: field === "amount" ? Number(value) : value } : ing
     )
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
index 87bb183..aebbc66 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom"
-import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import type { RecipeModel } from "../../models/RecipeModel"
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { fetchRecipe } from "../../api/points/RecipePoint"
 import { getRecipeEditUrl, getRecipeListUrl } from "../../routes"
 import ButtonLink from "../basics/ButtonLink"
+import { mapRecipeDtoToModel } from "../../mappers/recipeMapper"
 
 
 /**
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
   // Extract recipe ID from route params
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>()
   // the recipe loaded from the backend, don't change this! it's required for scaling
-  const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<Recipe | null>(null)
+  const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<RecipeModel | null>(null)
   // Working copy for re-calculating ingredients
-  const [recipeWorkingCopy, setRecipeWorkingCopy] = useState<Recipe|null>(null)
+  const [recipeWorkingCopy, setRecipeWorkingCopy] = useState<RecipeModel|null>(null)
   // load recipe data whenever id changes
     useEffect(() => {
       const loadRecipe = async () => {
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
             // Fetch recipe data when editing an existing one
             console.log("loading recipe with id", id)
             const data = await fetchRecipe(id)
-            setRecipe(data)
+            if(data.id != id){
+              throw new Error("Id mismatch when loading recipes: " + id + " requested and " + data.id + " received!");
+            }
+            setRecipe(mapRecipeDtoToModel(data))
           } catch (err) {
             console.error(err)
           }
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
       {/* Action buttons */}
       <div className="button-group">
         <ButtonLink
-          to={getRecipeEditUrl(recipe.id)}
+          to={recipe.id !== undefined ? getRecipeEditUrl(recipe.id) : getRecipeListUrl()} // @todo show error instead
           className="basic-button primary-button-bg primary-button-text" 
           text="Bearbeiten"
         />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
index a06243d..5660249 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import { useParams, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
-import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import type { RecipeModel } from "../../models/RecipeModel"
 import  RecipeEditor  from "./RecipeEditor"
 import { fetchRecipe, createRecipe, updateRecipe } from "../../api/points/RecipePoint"
 import { getRecipeDetailUrl, getRecipeListUrl } from "../../routes"
+import { mapRecipeDtoToModel, mapRecipeModelToDto } from "../../mappers/recipeMapper"
+import type { RecipeDto } from "../../api/dtos/RecipeDto"
 
 export default function RecipeEditPage() {
     // Extract recipe ID from route params
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>()
-  const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<Recipe | null>(null)
+  const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<RecipeModel | null>(null)
   const navigate = useNavigate()
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -16,8 +18,8 @@ export default function RecipeEditPage() {
       if (id) {
         try {
           // Fetch recipe data when editing an existing one
-          const data = await fetchRecipe(id)
-          setRecipe(data)
+          const data : RecipeDto = await fetchRecipe(id);
+          setRecipe(mapRecipeDtoToModel(data));
         } catch (err) {
           console.error(err)
         }
@@ -40,12 +42,13 @@ export default function RecipeEditPage() {
     loadRecipe()
   }, [id])
 
-  const handleSave = async (updated: Recipe) => {
+  const handleSave = async (updated: RecipeModel) => {
     try {
+      const dto = mapRecipeModelToDto(updated);
       if (updated.id) {
-        await updateRecipe(updated)
+        await updateRecipe(dto)
       } else {
-        await createRecipe(updated)
+        await createRecipe(dto)
       }
       navigateBack();
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
index 8b0f564..e4f1289 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { useState } from "react"
-import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
-import type { IngredientGroup } from "../../types/ingredientGroup"
+import type { RecipeModel } from "../../models/RecipeModel"
+import type { IngredientGroupModel } from "../../models/IngredientGroupModel"
 import { IngredientGroupListEditor } from "./IngredientGroupListEditor"
 import Button, { ButtonType } from "../basics/Button"
 
 type RecipeEditorProps = {
-  recipe: Recipe
-  onSave: (recipe: Recipe) => void
+  recipe: RecipeModel
+  onSave: (recipe: RecipeModel) => void
   onCancel: () => void  
 }
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type RecipeEditorProps = {
  */
 export default function RecipeEditor({ recipe, onSave, onCancel }: RecipeEditorProps) {
   /** draft of the new recipe */
-  const [draft, setDraft] = useState<Recipe>(recipe)
+  const [draft, setDraft] = useState<RecipeModel>(recipe)
   /** Error list */
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<{ title?: boolean; ingredients?: boolean }>({})
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function RecipeEditor({ recipe, onSave, onCancel }: RecipeEditorP
    * Update ingredients
    * @param ingredients new ingredients
    */
-  const updateIngredientGroupList = (ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroup[]) => {
+  const updateIngredientGroupList = (ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroupModel[]) => {
     setDraft({ ...draft, ingredientGroupList })
   }
   /**
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default function RecipeEditor({ recipe, onSave, onCancel }: RecipeEditorP
     return Object.keys(newErrors).length === 0
   }
   /** Handles saving and ensures that the draft is only saved if valid */
-  const handleSave = (draft: Recipe) => {
+  const handleSave = (draft: RecipeModel) => {
     if (validate()) {
       onSave(draft)
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
index 5b2fb80..591b57a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import RecipeListItem from "./RecipeListItem"
-import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import type { RecipeModel } from "../../models/RecipeModel"
 import { fetchRecipeList } from "../../api/points/CompactRecipePoint"
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
-import { getRecipeAddUrl, getRecipeDetailUrl } from "../../routes"
+import { getRecipeAddUrl, getRecipeDetailUrl, getRecipeListUrl } from "../../routes"
 import RecipeListToolbar from "./RecipeListToolbar"
 
 /**
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import RecipeListToolbar from "./RecipeListToolbar"
 export default function RecipeListPage() {
 
   const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const [recipeList, setRecipeList] = useState<Recipe[]|null>(null)
+  const [recipeList, setRecipeList] = useState<RecipeModel[]|null>(null)
   const [searchString, setSearchString] = useState<string>("")
   // load recipes once on render and whenever search string changes
   // @todo add delay. Only reload list if the search string hasn't changed for ~200 ms
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default function RecipeListPage() {
           try {
             // Fetch recipe list
             const data = await fetchRecipeList(searchString)
+            // @todo add and use compact recipe mapper
             setRecipeList(data)
           } catch (err) {
             console.error(err)
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export default function RecipeListPage() {
               <RecipeListItem
                 key={recipe.id}
                 title={recipe.title}
-                targetPath={getRecipeDetailUrl(recipe.id)}
+                targetPath={recipe.id !== undefined ? getRecipeDetailUrl(recipe.id) : getRecipeListUrl()} // @todo proper error handling
               />
             ))}
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/mappers/recipeMapper.ts b/frontend/src/mappers/recipeMapper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80945d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/mappers/recipeMapper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import type { RecipeModel } from "../models/RecipeModel"
+import type { RecipeDto } from "../api/dtos/RecipeDto"
+import type { RecipeIngredientGroupDto } from "../api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto"
+
+/**
+ * Maps a RecipeDto (as returned by the backend) to the Recipe model
+ * used in the frontend application.
+ */
+export function mapRecipeDtoToModel(dto: RecipeDto): RecipeModel {
+  return {
+    id: dto.id,
+    title: dto.title,
+
+    servings: {
+      amount: dto.amount ?? 1,
+      unit: dto.amountDescription ?? "",
+    },
+    // @todo implement steps in frontend
+    // join all instruction step texts into a single string for display
+    instructions: dto.instructions
+      .sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder) // ensure correct order
+      .map(step => step.text)
+      .join("\n"),
+
+    ingredientGroupList: dto.ingredientGroups
+      .sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder) // ensure groups are ordered
+      .map(group => ({
+        id: group.id,
+        title: group.title,
+        ingredientList: group.ingredients
+          .sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder) // ensure ingredients are ordered
+          .map(ing => ({
+            id: ing.id,
+            name: ing.name ?? "", // @todo ensure that name and amount are indeed present
+            amount: ing.amount ?? 0,
+            unit: ing.unit,
+            //subtext: ing.subtext ?? undefined,
+          })),
+      })),
+    imageUrl: undefined, // not part of DTO yet, placeholder
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Maps a Recipe model (as used in the frontend) back to a RecipeDto
+ * for sending updates or creations to the backend.
+ */
+export function mapRecipeModelToDto(model: RecipeModel): RecipeDto {
+  // Split instructions string back into steps
+  // @todo implement instructions properly...
+  /* const instructionLines = model.instructions
+    .split("\n")
+    .map(line => line.trim())
+    .filter(line => line.length > 0)
+
+  const instructionDtos: RecipeInstructionStepDto[] = instructionLines.map(
+    (text, index) => ({
+      id: crypto.randomUUID(), // or keep existing IDs if you track them in model
+      text,
+      sortOrder: index + 1,
+    })
+  ) */
+  const instructionDtos = [{
+    text: model.instructions,
+    sortOrder: 1
+  }]
+
+  const ingredientGroupDtos: RecipeIngredientGroupDto[] =
+    model.ingredientGroupList.map((group, groupIndex) => ({
+      id: group.id,
+      title: group.title,
+      sortOrder: groupIndex + 1, // sortOrder from list index
+      ingredients: group.ingredientList.map((ing, ingIndex) => ({
+        id: ing.id,
+        name: ing.name,
+        amount: ing.amount,
+        unit: ing.unit,
+        sortOrder: ingIndex + 1, // sortOrder from index
+        //subtext: ing.subtext ?? null,
+      })),
+    }))
+
+  return {
+    id: model.id,
+    title: model.title,
+    amount: model.servings.amount,
+    amountDescription: model.servings.unit,
+    instructions: instructionDtos,
+    ingredientGroups: ingredientGroupDtos,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/ingredientGroup.ts b/frontend/src/models/IngredientGroupModel.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from frontend/src/types/ingredientGroup.ts
rename to frontend/src/models/IngredientGroupModel.ts
index b5c89cd..0e12267 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/ingredientGroup.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/models/IngredientGroupModel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Ingredient } from "./ingredient"
+import type { IngredientModel } from "./IngredientModel"
 /**
  * A group of ingredients
  * Consisting of title and ingredient list, this interface is used to group
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import type { Ingredient } from "./ingredient"
  * icing of a cake
  */
 
-export interface IngredientGroup {
+export interface IngredientGroupModel {
+    id?: string
     /** 
      * Title of the group describing its purpose 
      * The title is optional as recipes consisting of a single ingredient group usually don't
@@ -14,5 +15,5 @@ export interface IngredientGroup {
     */
     title? : string
     /** Ingredients */
-    ingredientList : Ingredient[]
+    ingredientList : IngredientModel[]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/ingredient.ts b/frontend/src/models/IngredientModel.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from frontend/src/types/ingredient.ts
rename to frontend/src/models/IngredientModel.ts
index 6fd414f..4eea16e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/ingredient.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/models/IngredientModel.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Represents a single ingredient in a recipe.
  */
-export interface Ingredient {
+export interface IngredientModel {
+  id?: string
   /** Name of the ingredient (e.g. "Spaghetti") */
   name: string
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/recipe.ts b/frontend/src/models/RecipeModel.ts
similarity index 76%
rename from frontend/src/types/recipe.ts
rename to frontend/src/models/RecipeModel.ts
index 1329fff..9098321 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/recipe.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/models/RecipeModel.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { IngredientGroup } from "./ingredientGroup"
-import type { Servings } from "./servings"
+import type { IngredientGroupModel } from "./IngredientGroupModel"
+import type { ServingsModel } from "./ServingsModel"
 
 /**
  * Represents a recipe object in the application.
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ import type { Servings } from "./servings"
  * - adapt RecipeDetailView
  * - add an IngredientGroupListEditor for handling IngredientGroups
 */
-export interface Recipe {
+export interface RecipeModel {
   /** Unique identifier for the recipe */
-  id: string
+  id?: string
 
   /** Title of the recipe */
   title: string
 
   /** List of ingredients groups containing the ingredients of the recipe */
-  ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroup[]
+  ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroupModel[]
 
   /** Preparation instructions */
   instructions: string
 
   /** Number of servings, e.g., for 4 person, 12 cupcakes, 2 glasses */
-  servings: Servings
+  servings: ServingsModel
 
   /** Unit for the quantity */
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/servings.ts b/frontend/src/models/ServingsModel.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from frontend/src/types/servings.ts
rename to frontend/src/models/ServingsModel.ts
index be3808f..a4f9daa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/servings.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/models/ServingsModel.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Defines how many servings of the dish are prepared when following the recipe
  */
 
-export interface Servings{
+export interface ServingsModel{
     /** Amount of servings */
     amount: number,