diff --git a/frontend/src/App.css b/frontend/src/App.css
index 4efbe93..240b32e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.css
+++ b/frontend/src/App.css
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
   /* input field */
   .input-field {
-    @apply border p-2 w-full mb-2 rounded placeholder-gray-400;
+    @apply border p-2 w-full rounded placeholder-gray-400;
   }
 
   .text-area {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   }
 
   /* lists */
-  .default-list-item {
+  .default-list {
     @apply list-disc pl-6 mb-6
   }
   
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetailView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetailView.tsx
index 5b9e7c9..e92e24f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetailView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetailView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { useParams, Link } from "react-router-dom"
 import { recipes } from "../mock_data/recipes"
+import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
+import { useState } from "react"
+
 
 /**
  * Displays the full detail of a single recipe,
@@ -10,28 +13,66 @@ export default function RecipeDetailView() {
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>()
   const recipe = recipes.find((r) => r.id === id)
 
+
   if (!recipe) {
     return <p className="p-6">Recipe not found.</p>
   }
 
-  return (
+    // Working copy for re-calculating ingredients
+  const [recipeWorkingCopy, updateRecipeWorkingCopy] = useState<Recipe>(recipe)
+
+  const recalculateIngredients = (newAmount: number) => {
+    // Always calculate factor from the *original recipe*, not the working copy
+    const factor = newAmount / recipe.servings.amount
+
+    // Create a new ingredient list with updated amounts
+    const updatedIngredients = recipe.ingredients.map((ing) => ({
+      ...ing,
+      amount: ing.amount * factor,
+    }))
+
+    // Update working copy with new servings + recalculated ingredients
+    updateRecipeWorkingCopy({
+      ...recipeWorkingCopy,
+      servings: {
+        ...recipeWorkingCopy.servings,
+        amount: newAmount,
+      },
+      ingredients: updatedIngredients,
+    })
+  }
+  // @todo add a feature to recalculate ingredients based on servings
+  return (    
     <div className="p-6 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
-      <h1 className="content-title">{recipe.title}</h1>
+      <h1 className="content-title">{recipeWorkingCopy.title}</h1>
 
       {/* Recipe image */}
-      {recipe.imageUrl && (
+      {recipeWorkingCopy.imageUrl && (
         <img
-          src={recipe.imageUrl}
-          alt={recipe.title}
-          className="w-full rounded-xl mb-4"
+          src={recipeWorkingCopy.imageUrl}
+          alt={recipeWorkingCopy.title}
+          className="w-full rounded-xl mb-4 border"
         />
       )}
 
+    {/* Servings */}
+    <div className="flex flex-row items-center gap-2 bg-blue-100 columns-2 rounded p-2 mb-4">
+      <p className="mb-2">For {recipeWorkingCopy.servings.amount} {recipeWorkingCopy.servings.unit}</p>
+        <input 
+          type="number"
+          className="input-field w-20 ml-auto"
+          value={recipeWorkingCopy.servings.amount}
+          onChange={
+            e => {
+              recalculateIngredients(Number(e.target.value))
+            }
+          }
+        />
+      </div>
       {/* Ingredients */}
       <h2 className="section-heading">Zutaten</h2>
-      <p>For {recipe.servings.amount} {recipe.servings.unit}</p>
-      <ul className="default-list-item">
-        {recipe.ingredients.map((ing, i) => (
+      <ul className="default-list">
+        {recipeWorkingCopy.ingredients.map((ing, i) => (
         <li key={i}>
           {ing.amount} {ing.unit ?? ""} {ing.name}
         </li>
@@ -40,7 +81,7 @@ export default function RecipeDetailView() {
 
       {/* Instructions */}
       <h2 className="section-heading">Zubereitung</h2>
-      <p className="mb-6">{recipe.instructions}</p>
+      <p className="mb-6">{recipeWorkingCopy.instructions}</p>
 
       {/* Action buttons */}
       <div className="button-group">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditor.tsx
index 53d47cb..d52ab7c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditor.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default function RecipeEditor({ recipe, onSave, onCancel }: RecipeEditorP
     setDraft({ ...draft, ingredients })
   }
    if (!recipe) return <div>Oops, there's no recipe in RecipeEditor...</div>
+  // @todo add handling of images
   return (
     <div className="p-4 gap-10">
       <h2 className="content-title">
diff --git a/frontend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts b/frontend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
index 06e6203..48b6747 100644
--- a/frontend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const recipes: Recipe[] = [
     { name: "Tomato Sauce", amount: 400, unit: "ml" }
   ],
   instructions: "Cook pasta. Prepare sauce. Mix together. Serve hot.",
-  imageUrl: "https://source.unsplash.com/400x300/?spaghetti"
+  //imageUrl: "https://source.unsplash.com/400x300/?spaghetti"
 },
 {
   id: "2",
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ export const recipes: Recipe[] = [
     { name: "Olives", amount: 100, unit: "g"}
   ],
   instructions: "Cook pasta. Prepare sauce. Mix together. Serve hot.",
-  imageUrl: "https://source.unsplash.com/400x300/?spaghetti"
+  //imageUrl: "https://source.unsplash.com/400x300/?spaghetti"
 },
 ]
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/recipe.ts b/frontend/src/types/recipe.ts
index 4681a2a..6589e58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/recipe.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/recipe.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import type { Servings } from "./servings"
 /**
  * Represents a recipe object in the application.
  */
+/*
+ * @todo ingredient groups! There may be serveral ingredient lists, each with a title.
+ * e.g. for the dough, for the filling, for the icing,...
+ * - add type ingredient group with an optional title and a list of ingredients
+ * - adapt RecipeDetailView
+ * - add an IngredientGroupListEditor for handling IngredientGroups
+*/
 export interface Recipe {
   /** Unique identifier for the recipe */
   id: string