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+import Link from 'next/link';
+import type { Recipe } from '@/lib/recipes';
+
+interface RecipePageLayoutProps {
+  recipe: Recipe;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+export default function RecipePageLayout({ recipe, children }: RecipePageLayoutProps) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <article className="max-w-4xl mx-auto">
+        {/* Back navigation */}
+        <nav aria-label="Breadcrumb">
+          <Link
+            href="/recipes"
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 mb-6 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors"
+            aria-label="Back to recipes list"
+          >
+            <span aria-hidden="true">←</span>
+            <span>Back to Recipes</span>
+          </Link>
+        </nav>
+
+        <header className="mb-8 space-y-4">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+            <Link
+              href={`/recipes?category=${encodeURIComponent(recipe.category)}`}
+              className="capitalize hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors"
+            >
+              {recipe.category}
+            </Link>
+            <span>•</span>
+            <time dateTime={recipe.date}>
+              Published {new Date(recipe.date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+                year: 'numeric',
+                month: 'long',
+                day: 'numeric',
+              })}
+            </time>
+            {recipe.lastUpdated !== recipe.date && (
+              <>
+                <span>•</span>
+                <time dateTime={recipe.lastUpdated}>
+                  Updated {new Date(recipe.lastUpdated).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+                    year: 'numeric',
+                    month: 'long',
+                    day: 'numeric',
+                  })}
+                </time>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          <h1 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
+            {recipe.title}
+          </h1>
+
+          <p className="text-xl text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+            {recipe.description}
+          </p>
+
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-4 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400" role="list" aria-label="Recipe timing and details">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2" role="listitem">
+              <span className="font-medium">Prep:</span>
+              <span>{recipe.prepTime} min</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2" role="listitem">
+              <span className="font-medium">Cook:</span>
+              <span>{recipe.cookTime} min</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2" role="listitem">
+              <span className="font-medium">Servings:</span>
+              <span>{recipe.servings}</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2" role="list" aria-label="Recipe tags">
+            {recipe.tags.map((tag) => (
+              <Link
+                key={tag}
+                href={`/recipes?tags=${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`}
+                role="listitem"
+                className="px-3 py-1 text-sm bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 rounded-full hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-700 transition-colors"
+              >
+                {tag}
+              </Link>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </header>
+
+        {/* MDX content: intro prose + RecipeCard + outro prose */}
+        <div className={`prose prose-lg dark:prose-invert max-w-none
+          prose-p:text-gray-700 dark:prose-p:text-gray-300
+          prose-headings:text-gray-900 dark:prose-headings:text-white
+          prose-h1:text-2xl prose-h1:md:text-3xl prose-h1:font-bold prose-h1:mt-8 prose-h1:mb-4
+          prose-h2:text-xl prose-h2:md:text-2xl prose-h2:font-semibold prose-h2:mt-6 prose-h2:mb-3
+          prose-h3:text-lg prose-h3:md:text-xl prose-h3:font-semibold prose-h3:mt-5 prose-h3:mb-2
+          prose-h4:text-base prose-h4:md:text-lg prose-h4:font-medium prose-h4:mt-4 prose-h4:mb-2
+          prose-strong:text-gray-900 dark:prose-strong:text-white
+          prose-blockquote:border-l-4 prose-blockquote:border-gray-300 dark:prose-blockquote:border-gray-600
+          prose-blockquote:text-gray-600 dark:prose-blockquote:text-gray-400
+          prose-code:text-gray-900 dark:prose-code:text-gray-100
+          prose-code:bg-gray-100 dark:prose-code:bg-gray-800 prose-code:rounded prose-code:px-1.5 prose-code:py-0.5
+          prose-pre:bg-gray-100 dark:prose-pre:bg-gray-900
+          prose-ul:list-disc prose-ol:list-decimal
+          prose-li:text-gray-700 dark:prose-li:text-gray-300
+          prose-li:marker:text-gray-500 dark:prose-li:marker:text-gray-400
+          prose-hr:border-gray-200 dark:prose-hr:border-gray-700
+          prose-table:border-collapse
+          prose-th:border prose-th:border-gray-300 dark:prose-th:border-gray-600 prose-th:px-3 prose-th:py-2
+          prose-td:border prose-td:border-gray-300 dark:prose-td:border-gray-600 prose-td:px-3 prose-td:py-2
+          prose-img:rounded-lg prose-img:shadow-md prose-img:mx-auto
+        `}>
+          {children}
+        </div>
+      </article>
+    </div>
+  );
+}