diff --git a/client/src/pages/recipes.tsx b/client/src/pages/recipes.tsx
index f177c87..036e7df 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/recipes.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/recipes.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { Link } from "wouter";
 import { ChefHat, Clock, Users, X, ChevronLeft } from "lucide-react";
 import { usePageMeta } from "@/hooks/use-page-meta";
@@ -295,6 +296,50 @@ function RecipeModal({ recipe, onClose }: { recipe: Recipe; onClose: () => void
   );
 }
 
+interface DailyRecipe {
+  name: string;
+  intro?: string;
+  recipe?: string;
+  seasonNote?: string | null;
+  imageUrl?: string | null;
+}
+
+function RecipeOfTheDay() {
+  const { data } = useQuery<DailyRecipe | null>({
+    queryKey: ["/api/recipes/today"],
+    staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 30,
+  });
+  if (!data || !data.name) return null;
+  return (
+    <section className="mb-10" data-testid="section-recipe-of-day">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-4">
+        <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-card-border" />
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-bold text-foreground px-3">Rezept des Tages</h2>
+        <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-card-border" />
+      </div>
+      <div className="bg-card rounded-xl border border-card-border overflow-hidden md:flex">
+        {data.imageUrl && (
+          <img
+            src={data.imageUrl}
+            alt={data.name}
+            loading="lazy"
+            className="w-full md:w-1/2 aspect-video object-cover"
+            data-testid="img-recipe-of-day"
+          />
+        )}
+        <div className="p-5 md:w-1/2">
+          <h3 className="text-xl font-bold text-foreground mb-2">{data.name}</h3>
+          {data.intro && <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-3">{data.intro}</p>}
+          {data.recipe && (
+            <div className="text-sm text-foreground/80 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed">{data.recipe}</div>
+          )}
+          {data.seasonNote && <p className="text-xs text-primary mt-3">{data.seasonNote}</p>}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
 export default function RecipesPage() {
   usePageMeta("Rezepte - Alpenküche & Volksmusik", "Traditionelle Rezepte aus der Alpenküche und österreichische Hausmannskost. Kochen wie die Volksmusik-Stars bei FOLX TV.");
   const [selectedRecipe, setSelectedRecipe] = useState<Recipe | null>(null);
@@ -320,6 +365,8 @@ export default function RecipesPage() {
           Traditionelle Rezepte aus den germanischen Regionen -- von der Alm bis zur Küste, von der Oma überliefert.
         </p>
 
+        <RecipeOfTheDay />
+
         {RECIPE_REGIONS.map((region, ri) => (
           <div key={region.name} data-testid={`section-region-${ri}`}>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-4 mt-8 first:mt-0">
diff --git a/server/daily-recipe.ts b/server/daily-recipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b87e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/daily-recipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { db } from "./db";
+import { dailyRecipes } from "@shared/schema";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+
+function todayStr(): string {
+  const d = new Date();
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}-${String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+}
+
+export async function getRecipeForToday(): Promise<any | null> {
+  const rows = await db.select().from(dailyRecipes).where(eq(dailyRecipes.dateStr, todayStr()));
+  return rows.length > 0 ? rows[0] : null;
+}
+
+export async function upsertRecipe(data: {
+  dateStr?: string;
+  name: string;
+  intro?: string;
+  recipe?: string;
+  seasonNote?: string | null;
+  imageUrl?: string | null;
+}): Promise<any> {
+  const dateStr = data.dateStr || todayStr();
+  const values = {
+    dateStr,
+    name: data.name,
+    intro: data.intro || "",
+    recipe: data.recipe || "",
+    seasonNote: data.seasonNote || null,
+    imageUrl: data.imageUrl || null,
+  };
+  const existing = await db.select().from(dailyRecipes).where(eq(dailyRecipes.dateStr, dateStr));
+  if (existing.length > 0) {
+    const [row] = await db.update(dailyRecipes).set(values).where(eq(dailyRecipes.id, existing[0].id)).returning();
+    return row;
+  }
+  const [row] = await db.insert(dailyRecipes).values(values).returning();
+  return row;
+}
diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index 9cb7e54..0578556 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { storage } from "./storage";
 import { insertArticleSchema } from "@shared/schema";
 import { seedDatabase } from "./seed";
 import { generateDailyHoroscopes, getHoroscopesForToday, getOrGenerateHoroscope, setHoroscopeImages } from "./horoscope-generator";
+import { getRecipeForToday, upsertRecipe } from "./daily-recipe";
 import { startDailyScheduler } from "./scheduler";
 import { analyzeAllArticleImages, getCachedFocalPoints } from "./focal-point";
 import { optimizeImage } from "./image-optimizer";
@@ -754,6 +755,26 @@ export async function registerRoutes(
     }
   });
 
+  app.get("/api/recipes/today", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const recipe = await getRecipeForToday();
+      res.json(recipe);
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      res.status(500).json({ message: err.message });
+    }
+  });
+
+  app.post("/api/recipes", requireApiKey, async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const { name } = req.body || {};
+      if (!name) return res.status(400).json({ message: "name ist erforderlich" });
+      const row = await upsertRecipe(req.body);
+      res.json(row);
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      res.status(500).json({ message: err.message });
+    }
+  });
+
   app.get("/api/horoscopes/today", async (_req, res) => {
     try {
       const horoscopes = await getHoroscopesForToday();
diff --git a/shared/schema.ts b/shared/schema.ts
index acdc822..b9918ab 100644
--- a/shared/schema.ts
+++ b/shared/schema.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ export const articleViews = pgTable("article_views", {
   viewedAt: timestamp("viewed_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
 });
 
+export const dailyRecipes = pgTable("daily_recipes", {
+  id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
+  dateStr: varchar("date_str", { length: 10 }).notNull(),
+  name: text("name").notNull(),
+  intro: text("intro").notNull().default(""),
+  recipe: text("recipe").notNull().default(""),
+  seasonNote: text("season_note"),
+  imageUrl: text("image_url"),
+  createdAt: timestamp("created_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
+});
+
 export const dailyHoroscopes = pgTable("daily_horoscopes", {
   id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
   signIndex: integer("sign_index").notNull(),