diff --git a/vue3/src/assets/recipe_no_image.svg b/vue3/src/assets/recipe_no_image.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1128e2ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vue3/src/assets/recipe_no_image.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<svg
+   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   aria-hidden="true"
+   focusable="false"
+   data-prefix="fas"
+   data-icon="pizza-slice"
+   class="svg-inline--fa fa-pizza-slice fa-w-16"
+   role="img"
+   viewBox="0 0 512 512"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg4"
+   sodipodi:docname="recipe_no_image.svg"
+   inkscape:version="0.92.4 (5da689c313, 2019-01-14)">
+  <metadata
+     id="metadata10">
+    <rdf:RDF>
+      <cc:Work
+         rdf:about="">
+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type
+           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
+      </cc:Work>
+    </rdf:RDF>
+  </metadata>
+  <defs
+     id="defs8" />
+  <sodipodi:namedview
+     pagecolor="#ffffff"
+     bordercolor="#666666"
+     borderopacity="1"
+     objecttolerance="10"
+     gridtolerance="10"
+     guidetolerance="10"
+     inkscape:pageopacity="0"
+     inkscape:pageshadow="2"
+     inkscape:window-width="3840"
+     inkscape:window-height="2066"
+     id="namedview6"
+     showgrid="false"
+     inkscape:zoom="0.921875"
+     inkscape:cx="-25.662611"
+     inkscape:cy="214.71807"
+     inkscape:window-x="2869"
+     inkscape:window-y="54"
+     inkscape:window-maximized="1"
+     inkscape:current-layer="svg4" />
+  <path
+     d="m 235.62851,202.1526 c -3.38906,-0.31992 -6.54323,1.7722 -7.40937,5.07666 l -3.10593,11.84344 c 39.34747,1.15551 65.965,27.49017 67.63017,66.72064 l 11.9414,-3.32129 c 3.29677,-0.91767 5.34573,-4.14216 4.95356,-7.55606 -4.37894,-38.04972 -35.85985,-69.14953 -74.00983,-72.76339 z m -12.26226,23.57322 -20.94044,79.87325 a 3.3995443,3.4118034 0 0 0 4.19438,4.15688 L 286.10367,287.635 c -0.8955,-36.81001 -25.8122,-61.48823 -62.73742,-61.90076 z m 5.78824,63.9529 a 6.7110067,6.7352075 0 1 1 6.711,-6.73521 6.7110067,6.7352075 0 0 1 -6.711,6.73521 z M 239.221,257.68648 a 6.7110067,6.7352075 0 1 1 6.71101,-6.7352 6.7110067,6.7352075 0 0 1 -6.71101,6.7352 z m 21.81077,21.88943 a 6.7110067,6.7352075 0 1 1 6.71101,-6.73521 6.7110067,6.7352075 0 0 1 -6.71101,6.73521 z"
+     id="path2"
+     style="fill:#d9cfbe;fill-opacity:1;stroke-width:0.21009675"
+     inkscape:connector-curvature="0" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue
index d7a83423b..ee00c5447 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
     <v-row justify="space-between">
         <v-col>
-            <h2>{{ title }}</h2>
+            <h2><i v-if="icon != 'undefined'" :class="icon + ' fa-fw'"></i>  {{ title }}</h2>
         </v-col>
     </v-row>
 
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@
             </v-window>
         </v-col>
     </v-row>
+    <v-row v-if="recipeWindows.length == 0 && skeletons > 0">
+        <v-col>
+            <v-window >
+                <v-window-item>
+                    <v-row>
+                        <v-col v-for="n in skeletons">
+                            <v-skeleton-loader :elevation="3" type="card"></v-skeleton-loader>
+                        </v-col>
+                    </v-row>
+                </v-window-item>
+            </v-window>
+        </v-col>
+    </v-row>
 
 </template>
 
@@ -32,7 +45,9 @@ const {mdAndUp} = useDisplay()
 
 const props = defineProps(
     {
-        title: {type: String, required: true},
+        title: {type: String as PropType<undefined|String>, required: true},
+        icon: {type: String, required: false},
+        skeletons: {type: Number, default: 0},
         recipes: {
             type: Array as PropType<Recipe[] | RecipeOverview[]>,
             required: true
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeCard.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeCard.vue
index 5ea30ccfb..1865a8824 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeCard.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeCard.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <template>
     <v-card :to="`/recipe/${recipe.id}`">
 
-        <v-img
+        <v-img v-if="recipe.image != null"
             cover
             height="50%"
             :src="recipe.image"
         ></v-img>
+        <v-img v-else src="../../assets/recipe_no_image.svg" cover
+            height="50%"></v-img>
 
         <v-card-item>
             <v-card-title>{{ recipe.name }}</v-card-title>
@@ -38,15 +40,15 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import {defineComponent} from 'vue'
+import {defineComponent, PropType} from 'vue'
 import KeywordsComponent from "@/components/display/KeywordsBar.vue";
-import {Recipe} from "@/openapi";
+import {Recipe, RecipeOverview} from "@/openapi";
 
 export default defineComponent({
     name: "RecipeCard",
     components: {KeywordsComponent},
     props: {
-        recipe: {} as Recipe,
+        recipe: {type: {} as PropType<Recipe|RecipeOverview>, required: true,},
         show_keywords: {type: Boolean, required: false},
         show_description: {type: Boolean, required: false},
     }
diff --git a/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue b/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue
index 1412935b1..df4e33103 100644
--- a/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
     <v-container>
 
         <!--TODO ideas for "start page": new recipes, meal plan, "last year/month/cooked long ago", high rated, random keyword -->
-        <horizontal-recipe-scroller title="New Recipes" :recipes="new_recipes"></horizontal-recipe-scroller>
-        <horizontal-recipe-scroller title="Top Rated" :recipes="high_rated_recipes"></horizontal-recipe-scroller>
+        <horizontal-recipe-scroller title="New Recipes" :skeletons="4" :recipes="new_recipes" icon="fas fa-calendar-alt"></horizontal-recipe-scroller>
+        <horizontal-recipe-scroller title="Top Rated" :skeletons="2" :recipes="high_rated_recipes" icon="fas fa-star"></horizontal-recipe-scroller>
+        <horizontal-recipe-scroller :title="random_keyword.label" :skeletons="4" :recipes="random_keyword_recipes" icon="fas fa-tags"></horizontal-recipe-scroller>
 
     </v-container>
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import {defineComponent, ref} from 'vue'
-import {ApiApi, Recipe, RecipeOverview} from "@/openapi";
+import {ApiApi, Keyword, Recipe, RecipeOverview} from "@/openapi";
 import KeywordsComponent from "@/components/display/KeywordsBar.vue";
 import RecipeCardComponent from "@/components/display/RecipeCard.vue";
 import GlobalSearchDialog from "@/components/inputs/GlobalSearchDialog.vue";
@@ -30,22 +31,34 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
             new_recipes: [] as RecipeOverview[],
             high_rated_recipes: [] as RecipeOverview[],
+            random_keyword: {} as Keyword,
+            random_keyword_recipes: [] as RecipeOverview[],
         }
     },
     mounted() {
         const api = new ApiApi()
-        api.apiRecipeList({_new: 'true'}).then(r => {
-            if (r.results != undefined) { // TODO why this check, worst case its empty
+        api.apiRecipeList({_new: 'true', pageSize: 16}).then(r => {
+            if (r.results != undefined) { // TODO openapi generator makes arrays nullable for some reason
                 this.new_recipes = r.results
             }
         })
 
-        api.apiRecipeList({rating: 4}).then(r => {
-            if (r.results != undefined) { // TODO why this check, worst case its empty
+        api.apiRecipeList({rating: 4, pageSize: 16}).then(r => {
+            if (r.results != undefined) {
                 this.high_rated_recipes = r.results
             }
         })
 
+        api.apiKeywordList({random: 'true', limit: '1'}).then(r => {
+            if (r.results != undefined && r.results.length > 0) {
+                this.random_keyword = r.results[0]
+                api.apiRecipeList({keywords: r.results[0].id}).then(r => {
+                    if (r.results != undefined) {
+                        this.random_keyword_recipes = r.results
+                    }
+                })
+            }
+        })
     },
     methods: {}
 })