diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/HomeController/HomeController.cs b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/HomeController/HomeController.cs
index 9bd9a0a..88df8bc 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/HomeController/HomeController.cs
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/HomeController/HomeController.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {
     using Francesco.Recipes.World.Repositories.Category;
     using Francesco.Recipes.World.Repositories.Recipe;
+    using Francesco.Recipes.World.Views.Category;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
     public class HomeController : Controller
@@ -19,7 +20,14 @@
         public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
         {
             var categories = await _categoryRepository.GetAllCategoriesWithRecipesAsync();
-            return View("Index", categories);
+
+            var viewModel = categories.Select(category => new CategoryRecipesViewModel
+            {
+                Category = category,
+                Recipes = category.Recipes,
+            });
+
+            return View("Index", viewModel);
         }
 
         [HttpGet("/Home/Search")]
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/Recipe/RecipeController.cs b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/Recipe/RecipeController.cs
index b86ef61..24d9618 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/Recipe/RecipeController.cs
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Controller/Recipe/RecipeController.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
 
+
     public class RecipeController : Controller
     {
         private readonly IRecipeRepository _recipeRepository;
@@ -248,7 +249,13 @@
         public async Task<IActionResult> AddFavorite(Guid recipeId)
         {
             await _favoriteRepository.AddFavoriteAsync(recipeId);
-            return RedirectToAction("Details", new { recipeId });
+            var recipe = await _recipeRepository.GetRecipeByIdAsync(recipeId);
+            if (recipe == null)
+            {
+                return NotFound("Recipe not found.");
+            }
+
+            return PartialView("_FavoriteButton", recipe);
         }
 
         // POST: /Recipe/RemoveFavorite
@@ -257,7 +264,13 @@
         public async Task<IActionResult> RemoveFavorite(Guid recipeId)
         {
             await _favoriteRepository.RemoveFavoriteAsync(recipeId);
-            return RedirectToAction("Details", new { recipeId });
+            var recipe = await _recipeRepository.GetRecipeByIdAsync(recipeId);
+            if (recipe == null)
+            {
+                return NotFound("Recipe not found.");
+            }
+
+            return PartialView("_FavoriteButton", recipe);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Repositories/Category/CategoryRepository.cs b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Repositories/Category/CategoryRepository.cs
index 39e7228..821f14f 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Repositories/Category/CategoryRepository.cs
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Repositories/Category/CategoryRepository.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
         {
             return await _context.Categories
                 .Include(c => c.Recipes)
+                    .ThenInclude(r => r.MediaFiles)
                 .ToListAsync();
         }
     }
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Home/Index.cshtml b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
index 8de8ea4..38c290a 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
@@ -1,6 +1,86 @@
-<form hx-get="/Home/Search" hx-target="#search-results" hx-trigger="keyup changed delay:300ms" onsubmit="return false;" class="mb-4">
+@model IEnumerable<Francesco.Recipes.World.Views.Category.CategoryRecipesViewModel>
+@Html.AntiForgeryToken()
+
+<div class="welcome-banner text-center mb-4">
+	<img src="/images/banner2.jpg" alt="Willkommen" class="img-fluid" />
+	<h1 class="mt-3">Willkommen in der Rezept-App</h1>
+</div>
+
+
+<form hx-get="/Home/Search"
+	  hx-target="#search-results"
+	  hx-trigger="keyup changed delay:300ms"
+	  onsubmit="return false;"
+	  class="mb-4">
 	<input type="text" name="query" class="form-control" placeholder="Suchen nach Rezepten oder Zutaten..." autocomplete="off" />
 </form>
 
+
 <div id="search-results" class="mt-4"></div>
 
+
+@foreach (var category in Model)
+{
+	<div class="category-section mb-5" id="category-@category.Category.Id">
+		<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-3">
+			<h2>@category.Category.Name</h2>
+			<a href="/Category/Details/@category.Category.Id"
+			   class="btn btn-link"
+			   hx-get="/Category/Details/@category.Category.Id"
+			   hx-target="#category-@category.Category.Id"
+			   hx-swap="outerHTML">Alle @category.Category.Name-Rezepte anzeigen</a>
+		</div>
+
+		<div class="row">
+			@foreach (var recipe in category.Recipes)
+			{
+				var mediaFile = recipe.MediaFiles?.FirstOrDefault();
+				var imageData = mediaFile?.Data;
+				var mimeType = mediaFile?.MimeType;
+
+				<div class="col-md-3 mb-4">
+					<a href="/Recipe/Details/@recipe.Id" class="text-decoration-none">
+						<div class="card h-100">
+							<div class="recipe-image">
+								@if (imageData != null && mimeType != null)
+								{
+									<img src="data:@mimeType;base64,@Convert.ToBase64String(imageData)" alt="@recipe.Name" class="card-img-top" />
+								}
+								else
+								{
+									<img src="/images/placeholder.png" alt="@recipe.Name" class="card-img-top" />
+								}
+							</div>
+
+							<div class="card-body d-flex flex-column">
+								<h5 class="card-title">@recipe.Name</h5>
+								<p class="card-text text-muted mb-2">@recipe.CookingTime</p>
+
+								<div id="favorite-button-@recipe.Id">
+									@await Html.PartialAsync("_FavoriteButton", recipe)
+								</div>
+
+								<a href="/Recipe/Details/@recipe.Id"
+								   class="btn btn-primary mt-auto">Details</a>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					</a>
+				</div>
+			}
+
+			<div class="col-md-3 mb-4">
+				<div class="card h-100 text-center">
+					<div class="card-body d-flex flex-column justify-content-center">
+						<a href="/Recipe/Create?categoryId=@category.Category.Id"
+						   class="btn btn-outline-primary"
+						   hx-get="/Recipe/Create?categoryId=@category.Category.Id"
+						   hx-target="#category-@category.Category.Id"
+						   hx-swap="beforeend">Rezept hinzufügen</a>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+}
+
+
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Shared/_FavoriteButton.cshtml b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Shared/_FavoriteButton.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd045a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Shared/_FavoriteButton.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+@model Francesco.Recipes.World.Models.BackendModels.Recipe.Recipe
+
+<button class="btn btn-link p-0"
+		style="width: 40px; height: 40px;"
+		hx-post="@Url.Action(Model.IsFavorite ? "RemoveFavorite" : "AddFavorite", "Recipe")"
+		hx-vals='{"recipeId": "@Model.Id"}'
+		hx-target="this"
+		hx-swap="outerHTML">
+	@if (Model.IsFavorite)
+	{
+		<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="#FFD700">
+			<path d="M12 17.27L18.18 21 16.54 13.97
+                     22 9.24l-7.19-.62L12 2 9.19 8.62
+                     2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z" />
+		</svg>
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#999" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+			<path d="M12 17.27L18.18 21 16.54 13.97
+                     22 9.24l-7.19-.62L12 2 9.19 8.62
+                     2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z" />
+		</svg>
+	}
+</button>
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
index fa98366..dace8db 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
 			document.body.classList.remove('bg-dark', 'text-white');
 		});
 	</script>
+	<script>
+		document.body.addEventListener('htmx:configRequest', (event) => {
+			const token = document.querySelector('input[name="__RequestVerificationToken"]')?.value;
+			if (token) {
+				event.detail.headers['RequestVerificationToken'] = token;
+			}
+		});
+	</script>
+
 	@await RenderSectionAsync("Scripts", required: false)
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/wwwroot/images/star.svg b/Francesco.Recipes.World/wwwroot/images/star.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25afd22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/wwwroot/images/star.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="24px" viewBox="0 -960 960 960" width="24px" fill="#e3e3e3"><path d="m354-287 126-76 126 77-33-144 111-96-146-13-58-136-58 135-146 13 111 97-33 143ZM233-120l65-281L80-590l288-25 112-265 112 265 288 25-218 189 65 281-247-149-247 149Zm247-350Z"/></svg>
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