diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index b0df9f8..4617c72 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router'
 
 import { ShoppingListComponent } from './shopping-list/shopping-list.component';
+import { HomeComponent } from './home/home.component';
 
 const appRoutes: Routes = [
-    { path: '', redirectTo: '/recipes', pathMatch: 'full' },
+    { path: '', component: HomeComponent },
+    { path: 'recipes', loadChildren: './recipes/recipes.module#RecipesModule'},
     { path: 'shopping-list', component: ShoppingListComponent }
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index e35e46b..90ab355 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -4,29 +4,29 @@ import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';
 import { HttpClientModule } from '@angular/common/http';
 
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
-import { HeaderComponent } from './header/header.component';
-import { ShoppingListService } from './shopping-list/shopping-list.service';
 import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
-import { RecipeService } from './recipes/recipe.service';
-import { DataStorageService } from './shared/data-storage.service';
-import { AuthService } from './auth/auth.service';
 import { AuthGuard } from './auth/auth-guard.service';
-import { RecipesModule } from './recipes/recipes.module';
+import { AuthModule } from './auth/auth.module';
+import { AuthService } from './auth/auth.service';
+import { DataStorageService } from './shared/data-storage.service';
+import { HeaderComponent } from './header/header.component';
+import { RecipeService } from './recipes/recipe.service';
 import { SharedModule } from './shared/shared.module';
 import { ShoppingListModule } from './shopping-list/shopping-list.module';
-import { AuthModule } from './auth/auth.module';
+import { ShoppingListService } from './shopping-list/shopping-list.service';
+import { HomeComponent } from './home/home.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [
     AppComponent,
-    HeaderComponent
+    HeaderComponent,
+    HomeComponent
   ],
   imports: [
     BrowserModule,
     HttpClientModule,
     HttpModule,
     AppRoutingModule,
-    RecipesModule,
     SharedModule,
     ShoppingListModule,
     AuthModule
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.component.css b/src/app/home/home.component.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.component.html b/src/app/home/home.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9522849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/home/home.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<h2>Welcome to the Recipe Book</h2>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.component.ts b/src/app/home/home.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33fd770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/home/home.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-home',
+  templateUrl: './home.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./home.component.css']
+})
+export class HomeComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  constructor() { }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/recipes/recipes-routing.module.ts b/src/app/recipes/recipes-routing.module.ts
index 6e1b07d..434a295 100644
--- a/src/app/recipes/recipes-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/recipes/recipes-routing.module.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { RecipeDetailComponent } from './recipe-detail/recipe-detail.component';
 import { AuthGuard } from '../auth/auth-guard.service';
 
 const recipesRoutes: Routes = [
-    { path: 'recipes' , component: RecipesComponent, children: [
+    { path: '' , component: RecipesComponent, children: [
         { path: '', component: RecipeStartComponent },
         { path: 'new', component: RecipeEditComponent, canActivate: [AuthGuard] },
         { path: ':id', component: RecipeDetailComponent },