diff --git a/frontend/src/App.css b/frontend/src/App.css
index 3149ef6..0a1233c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.css
+++ b/frontend/src/App.css
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
     @apply flex items-center w-screen justify-center min-h-screen bg-gray-50;
   }
 
+  .content-container {
+    @apply bg-gray-100 w-full min-h-screen max-w-6xl shadow-xl p-8
+  }
+
   /* headings */
   .content-title{
     @apply text-3xl font-black mb-8 text-blue-900;
@@ -61,7 +65,6 @@
   .dark-button-text{
     @apply text-white;
   }
-
   .transparent-button-bg {
     @apply bg-transparent hover:bg-transparent;
   }
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@
 
   /* input fields like input and textarea */
   .input-field {
-    @apply p-2 w-full border rounded-md placeholder-gray-400 border-gray-600 hover:border-blue-800 transition-colors text-gray-600 focus:outline-none focus:border-blue-900;
+    @apply p-2 w-full border rounded-md bg-white placeholder-gray-400 border-gray-600 hover:border-blue-800 transition-colors text-gray-600 focus:outline-none focus:border-blue-900;
   }
 
   /* groups */
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/basics/BasicButtonDefinitions.ts b/frontend/src/components/basics/BasicButtonDefinitions.ts
index 04c1769..bccbb72 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/basics/BasicButtonDefinitions.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/basics/BasicButtonDefinitions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
+/**
+ * Basic definitions used by all Button types, such as Button.tsx and ButtonLink.tsx
+ */
 export type BasicButtonProps = {
   /** Optional Lucide icon (e.g. Plus, X, Check) */
   icon?: LucideIcon;
@@ -15,20 +18,20 @@ export type BasicButtonProps = {
  */
 export const ButtonType = {
   DarkButton: {
-    textColor: "text-dark-button-text",
-    backgroundColor: "bg-dark-button-bg",
+    textColor: "dark-button-text",
+    backgroundColor: "dark-button-bg",
   },
   PrimaryButton: {
-    textColor: "text-primary-button-text",
-    backgroundColor: "bg-primary-button-bg",
+    textColor: "primary-button-text",
+    backgroundColor: "primary-button-bg",
   },
   DefaultButton: {
-    textColor: "text-default-button-text",
-    backgroundColor: "bg-default-button-bg",
+    textColor: "default-button-text",
+    backgroundColor: "default-button-bg",
   },
   TransparentButton: {
-    textColor: "text-transparent-button-text",
-    backgroundColor: "bg-transparent-button-bg",
+    textColor: "transparent-button-text",
+    backgroundColor: "transparent-button-bg",
   },
 } as const;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/basics/Button.tsx b/frontend/src/components/basics/Button.tsx
index 5506e76..edbaac3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/basics/Button.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/basics/Button.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ type ButtonProps = BasicButtonProps & {
   onClick: () => void;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Button component. Styles are defined in BasicButtonDefinitions.ts
+ */
 export default function Button({
   onClick,
   icon: Icon,
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ export default function Button({
 }: ButtonProps) {
   return (
     <button
-      className={`basic-button ${buttonType.backgroundColor} ${buttonType.textColor} ${className}`}
+      className={`basic-button bg-primary-button-bg ${buttonType.backgroundColor} ${buttonType.textColor} ${className}`}
       onClick={onClick}
       {...props}
     >
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
index 6b798b8..fb0244c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
@@ -17,47 +17,47 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
   // the recipe loaded from the backend, don't change this! it's required for scaling
   const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<RecipeModel | null>(null)
   // Working copy for re-calculating ingredients
-  const [recipeWorkingCopy, setRecipeWorkingCopy] = useState<RecipeModel|null>(null)
+  const [recipeWorkingCopy, setRecipeWorkingCopy] = useState<RecipeModel | null>(null)
   // load recipe data whenever id changes
-    useEffect(() => {
-      const loadRecipe = async () => {
-        if (id) {
-          try {
-            // Fetch recipe data when editing an existing one
-            console.log("loading recipe with id", id)
-            const data = await fetchRecipe(id)
-            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)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const loadRecipe = async () => {
+      if (id) {
+        try {
+          // Fetch recipe data when editing an existing one
+          console.log("loading recipe with id", id)
+          const data = await fetchRecipe(id)
+          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)
         }
       }
-  
-      loadRecipe()
-    }, [id])
+    }
 
-    // set original recipe data and working copy when recipe changes
-    useEffect( ()=> {
-        setRecipeWorkingCopy(recipe);
-    }, [recipe])
+    loadRecipe()
+  }, [id])
+
+  // set original recipe data and working copy when recipe changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setRecipeWorkingCopy(recipe);
+  }, [recipe])
 
 
   if (!recipe || !recipeWorkingCopy) {
     return <p className="p-6">Recipe not found.</p>
   }
-  
 
-   /** recalculate ingredients based on the amount of servings */
+
+  /** recalculate ingredients based on the amount of servings */
   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 updatedIngredientGroupList = recipe.ingredientGroupList.map((ingGrp) => ({
-      ...ingGrp, 
+      ...ingGrp,
       ingredientList: ingGrp.ingredientList.map((ing) => ({
         ...ing,
         amount: ing.amount * factor,
@@ -75,82 +75,90 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
     })
   }
 
-  return (    
-    <div className="p-6 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
-      <h1 className="content-title">{recipeWorkingCopy.title}</h1>
-
-      {/* Recipe image */}
-      {recipe.imageUrl && (
-        <img
-          src={recipe.imageUrl}
-          alt={recipe.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))
-            }
-          }
-        />
+  return (
+    /*Container spanning entire screen used to center content horizontally */
+    <div className="app-bg">
+      {/* Container defining the maximum width of the content */}
+      <div className="content-container">
+        {/* Header - remains in position when scrolling */}
+        <div className="sticky bg-gray-100 top-0 left-0 right-0 pb-4 border-b-2 border-gray-300">
+        <h1 className="content-title">{recipeWorkingCopy.title}</h1>
       </div>
-      {/* Ingredients */}
-      <h2 className="section-heading">Zutaten</h2>
-      <ul>
-        {recipeWorkingCopy.ingredientGroupList.map((group,i) => (
-          <div key={i}>
-          {/* the title is optional, only print if present */}
-          {group.title && group.title.trim() !== "" && (
-            <h3 className="subsection-heading">{group.title}</h3>
-          )}
-          <ul className="default-list">
-            {group.ingredientList.map((ing, j) => (
-            <li key={j}>
-              {ing.amount} {ing.unit ?? ""} {ing.name}
-            </li>
-            ))}
-          </ul>
+
+      <div className="p-6 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+        {/* Recipe image */}
+        {recipe.imageUrl && (
+          <img
+            src={recipe.imageUrl}
+            alt={recipe.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>
-        ))}
-      </ul>
-
-      {/* Instructions - @todo add reasonable list delegate component*/}
-      <ol className="space-y-4">
-        {recipe.instructionStepList.map((step, j) => (
-          <li key={j} className="flex items-start gap-4">
-            {/* Step number circle */}
-            <div className="enumeration-indicator">
-              {j + 1}
+        {/* Ingredients */}
+        <h2 className="section-heading">Zutaten</h2>
+        <ul>
+          {recipeWorkingCopy.ingredientGroupList.map((group, i) => (
+            <div key={i}>
+              {/* the title is optional, only print if present */}
+              {group.title && group.title.trim() !== "" && (
+                <h3 className="subsection-heading">{group.title}</h3>
+              )}
+              <ul className="default-list">
+                {group.ingredientList.map((ing, j) => (
+                  <li key={j}>
+                    {ing.amount} {ing.unit ?? ""} {ing.name}
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
             </div>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
 
-            {/* Step text */}
-            <p className="leading-relaxed">{step.text}</p>
-          </li>
-        ))}
-      </ol>
+        {/* Instructions - @todo add reasonable list delegate component*/}
+        <ol className="space-y-4">
+          {recipe.instructionStepList.map((step, j) => (
+            <li key={j} className="flex items-start gap-4">
+              {/* Step number circle */}
+              <div className="enumeration-indicator">
+                {j + 1}
+              </div>
 
-      {/* Action buttons */}
-      <div className="button-group">
-        <ButtonLink
-          to={recipe.id !== undefined ? getRecipeEditUrl(recipe.id) : getRecipeListUrl()} // @todo show error instead
-          className="basic-button primary-button-bg primary-button-text" 
-          text="Bearbeiten"
-        />
-        <ButtonLink
-          to={getRecipeListUrl()}
-          className="basic-button default-button-bg default-button-text" 
-          text="Zurueck"        
-        />
+              {/* Step text */}
+              <p className="leading-relaxed">{step.text}</p>
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ol>
+
+        {/* Action buttons */}
+        <div className="button-group">
+          <ButtonLink
+            to={recipe.id !== undefined ? getRecipeEditUrl(recipe.id) : getRecipeListUrl()} // @todo show error instead
+            className="basic-button primary-button-bg primary-button-text"
+            text="Bearbeiten"
+          />
+          <ButtonLink
+            to={getRecipeListUrl()}
+            className="basic-button default-button-bg default-button-text"
+            text="Zurueck"
+          />
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-
+    </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
index 4a17300..ab1ea5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default function RecipeListPage() {
     /*Container spanning entire screen used to center content horizontally */
     <div className="app-bg">
       {/* Container defining the maximum width of the content */}
-      <div className="bg-gray-100 w-full min-h-screen max-w-6xl shadow-xl p-8">
+      <div className="content-container">
         {/* Header - remains in position when scrolling */}
         <div className="sticky bg-gray-100 top-0 left-0 right-0 pb-4 border-b-2 border-gray-300">
           <h1 className="content-title">Recipes</h1>