diff --git a/src/Roux/Html.hs b/src/Roux/Html.hs
index 1660e5f..4324fc6 100644
--- a/src/Roux/Html.hs
+++ b/src/Roux/Html.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Roux.Html (
     indexPage,
     recipePage,
     cookHistoryPage,
+    landingPage,
     urlEncode,
     urlDecode,
 ) where
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ renderRecipe :: FilePath -> Recipe -> [CookLog.CookEntry] -> Html
 renderRecipe filename recipe entries = do
     H.nav ! A.class_ "roux-navbar" $ do
         H.ul $ H.li $ H.a ! A.class_ "roux-logo" ! A.href "/" $ "Roux"
-        H.ul $ H.li $ H.a ! A.href "/" $ "Recipes"
+        H.ul $ H.li $ H.a ! A.href "/recipes" $ "Recipes"
     let meta = recipeMetadata recipe
         course = metaCourse meta
         desc = metaDescription meta
@@ -1293,7 +1294,7 @@ cookHistoryPage grouped =
         H.nav ! A.class_ "roux-navbar" $ do
             H.ul $ H.li $ H.a ! A.class_ "roux-logo" ! A.href "/" $ "Roux"
             H.ul $ do
-                H.li $ H.a ! A.href "/" $ "Recipes"
+                H.li $ H.a ! A.href "/recipes" $ "Recipes"
                 H.li $ H.a ! A.class_ "active" ! A.href "/cook-history" $ "Cook History"
         H.h1 "Cook History"
         mapM_ renderMonthGroup grouped
@@ -1314,3 +1315,157 @@ renderHistoryEntry entry = do
         unless (T.null (CookLog.ceComment entry)) $ do
             H.br
             H.span $ H.toHtml (CookLog.ceComment entry)
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Landing page
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | CSS for the landing page layout.
+landingStyles :: Text
+landingStyles =
+    T.unlines
+        [ ".lnd-page { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 36px 48px 80px; }"
+        , ".lnd-nav { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(61,44,30,0.18); padding-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom: 32px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #6B5847; text-transform: uppercase; }"
+        , ".lnd-logo { font-family: \"Fraunces\", serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }"
+        , ".lnd-nav-links { display: flex; gap: 28px; }"
+        , ".lnd-nav-links a { color: #6B5847; text-decoration: none; }"
+        , ".lnd-nav-links a.active { color: #B85C38; }"
+        , ".lnd-nav-links a:hover { color: #B85C38; }"
+        , ""
+        , ".lnd-shuffle { background: rgba(184,92,56,0.08); border-radius: 12px; padding: 20px 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 36px; }"
+        , ".lnd-shuffle-meta { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #8A7560; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 4px; }"
+        , ".lnd-shuffle h3 { font-family: \"Fraunces\", serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0; }"
+        , ".lnd-shuffle-actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0; }"
+        , ""
+        , ".lnd-btn { background: #B85C38; color: #FDF6E7; border: none; border-radius: 8px; padding: 10px 18px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; }"
+        , ".lnd-btn:hover { filter: brightness(0.95); }"
+        , ".lnd-btn-ghost { background: none; border: none; color: #B85C38; font-size: 13px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0; font-family: inherit; }"
+        , ".lnd-btn-ghost:hover { text-decoration: underline; }"
+        , ""
+        , ".lnd-shelf-header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 14px; }"
+        , ".lnd-shelf { margin-bottom: 36px; }"
+        , ".lnd-shelf h3 { font-family: \"Fraunces\", serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0; }"
+        , ".lnd-shelf-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; }"
+        , ""
+        , ".lnd-card { cursor: pointer; }"
+        , ".lnd-card-image { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1.3; border-radius: 8px; background-size: cover; background-position: center; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E8B86A, #C9893F 60%, #8A5A2A); transition: opacity 0.15s; }"
+        , ".lnd-card:hover .lnd-card-image { opacity: 0.92; }"
+        , ".lnd-card-title { font-family: \"Fraunces\", serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; margin: 10px 0 4px; }"
+        , ".lnd-card-meta { font-size: 12px; color: #8A7560; }"
+        , ""
+        , ".lnd-img-1 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E8B86A, #C9893F 60%, #8A5A2A); }"
+        , ".lnd-img-2 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #A8C77A, #6B8E3D 60%, #3D5A1F); }"
+        , ".lnd-img-3 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #D4A574, #9C6B3F 60%, #5C3A1F); }"
+        , ".lnd-img-4 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E8C46A, #B8902F 60%, #7A5E1A); }"
+        , ".lnd-img-5 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C7A878, #8E6B3D 60%, #5A4520); }"
+        , ".lnd-img-6 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #B5D4A1, #7AA862 60%, #4D7038); }"
+        , ""
+        , "@media (max-width: 720px) { .lnd-page { padding: 24px 24px 60px; } .lnd-shelf-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .lnd-shuffle { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; } .lnd-shuffle-actions { width: 100%; justify-content: flex-end; } }"
+        ]
+
+-- | Inline JavaScript for the landing page shuffle and navigation.
+landingJs :: Text
+landingJs =
+    T.unlines
+        [ "(function(){"
+        , "'use strict';"
+        , "var data = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('lnd-recipe-data').textContent);"
+        , "var shuffleName = document.getElementById('lnd-shuffle-name');"
+        , "var shuffleBtn = document.getElementById('lnd-shuffle-btn');"
+        , "var openBtn = document.getElementById('lnd-open-btn');"
+        , ""
+        , "function pickRandom() {"
+        , "  return data[Math.floor(Math.random() * data.length)];"
+        , "}"
+        , ""
+        , "function setCurrent(r) {"
+        , "  shuffleName.textContent = r.title;"
+        , "  openBtn.onclick = function() { window.location.href = '/recipes/' + encodeURIComponent(r.filename); };"
+        , "  openBtn.style.cursor = 'pointer';"
+        , "}"
+        , ""
+        , "if (data.length > 0) { setCurrent(pickRandom()); }"
+        , "shuffleBtn.addEventListener('click', function() { setCurrent(pickRandom()); });"
+        , "})();"
+        ]
+
+{- | Render the landing page with recently cooked (from cook log DB),
+recently added recipes, and a shuffle card.
+-}
+landingPage :: [Idx.RecipeInfo] -> [(CookLog.CookEntry, Idx.RecipeInfo)] -> [Idx.RecipeInfo] -> ByteString
+landingPage allRecipes recentlyCooked recentlyAdded =
+    page "Roux" $ do
+        H.style $ H.toHtml landingStyles
+        H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-page" $ do
+            -- Nav
+            H.nav ! A.class_ "lnd-nav" $ do
+                H.span ! A.class_ "lnd-logo" $ "ROUX"
+                H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-nav-links" $ do
+                    H.a ! A.class_ "active" $ "Home"
+                    H.a ! A.href "/recipes" $ "Recipes"
+                    H.a ! A.href "/cook-history" $ "Cook History"
+            -- Shuffle card
+            H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-shuffle" $ do
+                H.div $ do
+                    H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-shuffle-meta" $ "Don\x2019t know what to cook?"
+                    H.h3 ! A.id "lnd-shuffle-name" $ "Loading..."
+                H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-shuffle-actions" $ do
+                    H.button ! A.class_ "lnd-btn-ghost" ! A.id "lnd-shuffle-btn" $ "\x21BB Shuffle"
+                    H.button ! A.class_ "lnd-btn" ! A.id "lnd-open-btn" $ "Open recipe"
+            -- Recently cooked shelf
+            H.section ! A.class_ "lnd-shelf" $ do
+                H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-shelf-header" $ do
+                    H.h3 "Recently cooked"
+                    H.a ! A.class_ "lnd-btn-ghost" ! A.href "/cook-history" $ "All history \x2192"
+                H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-shelf-row" $ do
+                    let cookedGrads = ["lnd-img-1", "lnd-img-2", "lnd-img-3"]
+                    mapM_ (\(i, (e, r)) -> renderLandingCookedCard (cookedGrads !! i) e r) (zip [0 ..] (take 3 recentlyCooked))
+            -- Recently added shelf
+            H.section ! A.class_ "lnd-shelf" $ do
+                H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-shelf-header" $ do
+                    H.h3 "Recently added"
+                    H.a ! A.class_ "lnd-btn-ghost" ! A.href "/recipes" $ "All recipes \x2192"
+                H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-shelf-row" $ do
+                    let addedGrads = ["lnd-img-4", "lnd-img-5", "lnd-img-6"]
+                    mapM_ (\(i, r) -> renderLandingCard (addedGrads !! i) r) (zip [0 ..] (take 3 recentlyAdded))
+            -- Embedded JSON for shuffle
+            H.script ! A.id "lnd-recipe-data" ! A.type_ "application/json" $
+                H.toHtml (encodeRecipeJson (take 100 (filterOk allRecipes)))
+            H.script ! A.type_ "text/javascript" $ H.preEscapedText landingJs
+  where
+    filterOk = filter (isRight . Idx.riRecipe)
+
+-- | Encode recipe list as JSON for the shuffle JS.
+encodeRecipeJson :: [Idx.RecipeInfo] -> Text
+encodeRecipeJson recipes =
+    let entries = Prelude.map toSimpleEntry recipes
+        items = T.intercalate ", " entries
+     in "[" <> items <> "]"
+  where
+    toSimpleEntry r =
+        let title = escapeJson (Idx.riTitle r)
+            filename = escapeJson (T.pack (Idx.riFilename r))
+         in "{\"title\":\"" <> title <> "\",\"filename\":\"" <> filename <> "\"}"
+    escapeJson = T.concatMap escapeChar
+    escapeChar '"' = "\\\""
+    escapeChar '\\' = "\\\\"
+    escapeChar '\n' = "\\n"
+    escapeChar '\r' = "\\r"
+    escapeChar '\t' = "\\t"
+    escapeChar c = T.singleton c
+
+-- | Render a landing page card for recently cooked (with date).
+renderLandingCookedCard :: Text -> CookLog.CookEntry -> Idx.RecipeInfo -> Html
+renderLandingCookedCard imgClass entry info =
+    H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-card" $ do
+        H.div ! A.class_ (H.toValue ("lnd-card-image " <> imgClass)) $ ""
+        H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-card-title" $ H.toHtml (Idx.riTitle info)
+        H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-card-meta" $ H.toHtml (formatDay (CookLog.ceCookedDate entry))
+
+-- | Render a landing page card for recently added (with "Added" date).
+renderLandingCard :: Text -> Idx.RecipeInfo -> Html
+renderLandingCard imgClass info =
+    H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-card" $ do
+        H.div ! A.class_ (H.toValue ("lnd-card-image " <> imgClass)) $ ""
+        H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-card-title" $ H.toHtml (Idx.riTitle info)
+        H.div ! A.class_ "lnd-card-meta" $ H.toHtml ("Recently added" :: Text)
diff --git a/src/Roux/Server.hs b/src/Roux/Server.hs
index 8e1e654..c94931a 100644
--- a/src/Roux/Server.hs
+++ b/src/Roux/Server.hs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import Data.ByteString.Lazy (ByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LB
 import Data.Char (digitToInt, isAlphaNum, toLower)
 import Data.IORef (IORef, atomicModifyIORef', newIORef, readIORef, writeIORef)
-import Data.List (isSuffixOf)
+import Data.List (isSuffixOf, sortOn)
+import Data.Ord (Down (Down))
 import Data.Map.Strict (Map)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
 import Data.Text (Text)
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import Data.Text.Encoding (encodeUtf8)
 
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Types as HTTP
 import qualified Network.Wai as Wai
-import System.Directory (createDirectoryIfMissing, doesFileExist, findExecutable, makeAbsolute, removeFile)
+import System.Directory (createDirectoryIfMissing, doesFileExist, findExecutable, getModificationTime, makeAbsolute, removeFile)
 import System.FSNotify (
     Event (..),
     EventIsDirectory (..),
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ import System.FilePath (makeRelative, takeBaseName, takeExtension, (</>))
 import qualified Data.Aeson as A
 import qualified Data.Aeson.KeyMap as KM
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
-import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, mapMaybe)
+import Data.Maybe (catMaybes, fromMaybe, mapMaybe)
 import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as TE
 import Data.Time.Calendar (Day, fromGregorianValid)
 import Data.Time.Clock (diffUTCTime, getCurrentTime, utctDay)
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ router recipeDir config state changeLog db request respond =
             | Just filename <- dispatchLogPost pathInfo
             , Wai.requestMethod request == "POST" ->
                 handleCookLogPost db filename request respond
-        _ -> handleRequest state db request respond
+        _ -> handleRequest recipeDir state db request respond
 
 -- | Extract filename from /cook-log/{filename} POST path, if it matches.
 dispatchLogPost :: [Text] -> Maybe Text
@@ -622,17 +623,29 @@ reReadRecipe dir path state changeLog = do
                         putStrLn $ "[roux] updated " <> path
 
 -- | Route an incoming request to the appropriate handler.
-handleRequest :: IORef (Map FilePath Idx.RecipeInfo) -> SQL.Connection -> Wai.Application
-handleRequest state db request respond = do
+handleRequest :: FilePath -> IORef (Map FilePath Idx.RecipeInfo) -> SQL.Connection -> Wai.Application
+handleRequest recipeDir state db request respond = do
     recipes <- readIORef state
     let recipeList = Map.elems recipes
     case Wai.pathInfo request of
-        -- Index page (default: alphabetical)
-        [] -> respond (htmlResponse (Html.indexPage Html.AlphaSort recipeList))
-        -- Index page (sorted by tags) — sort mode ignored, driven client-side
-        ["sorted", "tags"] -> respond (htmlResponse (Html.indexPage Html.AlphaSort recipeList))
-        -- Index page (sorted by course/category) — sort mode ignored, driven client-side
-        ["sorted", "course"] -> respond (htmlResponse (Html.indexPage Html.AlphaSort recipeList))
+        -- Landing page (root)
+        [] -> do
+            allEntries <- CookLog.fetchAllEntries db
+            let okRecipes = filter (\r -> case Idx.riRecipe r of Right _ -> True; _ -> False) recipeList
+            -- Deduplicate cook entries by recipe filename, keep most recent
+            let deduped = deduplicateByRecipe allEntries
+                -- Look up recipe info for each recently cooked entry
+                lookupInfo e = case Map.lookup (map toLower (stripCookExt (T.unpack (CookLog.ceRecipeFilename e)))) recipes of
+                    Just info -> Just (e, info)
+                    Nothing -> Nothing
+                cookedWithInfo = mapMaybe lookupInfo (take 10 deduped)
+            -- Get recently added recipes (by modification time)
+            recentlyAdded <- getRecentlyAdded recipeDir okRecipes
+            respond $ htmlResponse (Html.landingPage okRecipes cookedWithInfo recentlyAdded)
+        -- Recipe index page
+        ["recipes"] -> respond (htmlResponse (Html.indexPage Html.AlphaSort recipeList))
+        ["recipes", "sorted", "tags"] -> respond (htmlResponse (Html.indexPage Html.AlphaSort recipeList))
+        ["recipes", "sorted", "course"] -> respond (htmlResponse (Html.indexPage Html.AlphaSort recipeList))
         -- Recipe detail page
         ["recipes", rawPath] ->
             case lookupRecipe (urlDecodePath rawPath) recipes of
@@ -665,9 +678,38 @@ handleRequest state db request respond = do
                     (A.encode entries)
         _ -> respond notFound
 
--- | Handle POST /cook-log/{filename}
--- | Normalize a recipe filename to match the recipe index key:
--- lowercased, with @.cook@ extension stripped.
+-- | Deduplicate cook entries by recipe filename, keeping the most recent entry per recipe.
+deduplicateByRecipe :: [CookLog.CookEntry] -> [CookLog.CookEntry]
+deduplicateByRecipe entries =
+    let seen = foldl' addIfNew [] entries
+     in reverse seen
+  where
+    addIfNew acc e =
+        if any ((== CookLog.ceRecipeFilename e) . CookLog.ceRecipeFilename) acc
+            then acc
+            else e : acc
+
+-- | Get recently added recipes sorted by modification time (newest first).
+getRecentlyAdded :: FilePath -> [Idx.RecipeInfo] -> IO [Idx.RecipeInfo]
+getRecentlyAdded recipeDir recipes = do
+    times <-
+        mapM
+            ( \r -> do
+                let filepath = recipeDir </> Idx.riFilename r
+                result <- try (getModificationTime filepath)
+                case result of
+                    Left (_ :: IOException) -> pure Nothing
+                    Right t -> pure (Just (r, t))
+            )
+            recipes
+    let valid = catMaybes times
+        sorted = sortOn (Down . snd) valid
+    pure (Prelude.map fst (take 10 sorted))
+
+{- | Handle POST /cook-log/{filename}
+| Normalize a recipe filename to match the recipe index key:
+lowercased, with @.cook@ extension stripped.
+-}
 normalizeRecipeKey :: Text -> Text
 normalizeRecipeKey = T.pack . map toLower . stripCookExt . T.unpack