diff --git a/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Builders/RecipeBuilder.cs b/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Builders/RecipeBuilder.cs
index fcb8e58..6c5a12b 100644
--- a/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Builders/RecipeBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Builders/RecipeBuilder.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ public sealed class RecipeBuilder
     public RecipeBuilder ForFamily(int familyId) { _familyId = familyId; return this; }
     public RecipeBuilder ForFamily(Family family) { _familyId = family.Id; return this; }
 
-    public RecipeBuilder WithIngredient(string name, int sortOrder = 0, decimal? quantity = null, int? unitOfMeasureId = null, int? familyUnitOfMeasureId = null)
+    public RecipeBuilder WithIngredient(
+        string name,
+        int sortOrder = 0,
+        decimal? quantity = null,
+        int? unitOfMeasureId = null,
+        int? familyUnitOfMeasureId = null,
+        int? productId = null,
+        int? familyProductId = null)
     {
         _ingredients.Add(new RecipeIngredient
         {
@@ -33,6 +40,8 @@ public sealed class RecipeBuilder
             Quantity = quantity,
             UnitOfMeasureId = unitOfMeasureId,
             FamilyUnitOfMeasureId = familyUnitOfMeasureId,
+            ProductId = productId,
+            FamilyProductId = familyProductId,
         });
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Features/RecipeEndpointsTests.cs b/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Features/RecipeEndpointsTests.cs
index 0227365..c8a946b 100644
--- a/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Features/RecipeEndpointsTests.cs
+++ b/src/backend/YesChef.Api.IntegrationTests/Features/RecipeEndpointsTests.cs
@@ -336,6 +336,100 @@ public class RecipeEndpointsTests : AuthenticatedIntegrationTest
         await Assert.That(stored.AllowedUnitCategories & UnitCategoryFlags.Volume).IsEqualTo(UnitCategoryFlags.Volume);
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Get_returns_allowed_unit_categories_from_global_product_when_no_override()
+    {
+        var familyId = await UseDbAsync(db =>
+            db.FamilyMemberships.Where(m => m.UserId == User.Id).Select(m => m.FamilyId).SingleAsync());
+        var productId = await UseDbAsync(async db =>
+        {
+            var p = new Product { Name = "Flour-base", AllowedUnitCategories = UnitCategoryFlags.Weight | UnitCategoryFlags.Volume };
+            db.Products.Add(p);
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+            return p.Id;
+        });
+        var recipe = await CreateRecipeAsync(b => b
+            .Titled("Bread")
+            .WithIngredient("flour", sortOrder: 1, quantity: 2m, productId: productId));
+
+        var body = await Client.GetFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>($"/api/recipes/{recipe.Id}");
+
+        var ingredient = body.GetProperty("ingredients").EnumerateArray().Single();
+        var cats = (UnitCategoryFlags)ingredient.GetProperty("allowedUnitCategories").GetInt32();
+        await Assert.That(cats).IsEqualTo(UnitCategoryFlags.Weight | UnitCategoryFlags.Volume);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Get_returns_override_allowed_unit_categories_when_family_overrides_product()
+    {
+        var familyId = await UseDbAsync(db =>
+            db.FamilyMemberships.Where(m => m.UserId == User.Id).Select(m => m.FamilyId).SingleAsync());
+        var productId = await UseDbAsync(async db =>
+        {
+            var p = new Product { Name = "Flour-ovr", AllowedUnitCategories = UnitCategoryFlags.Weight };
+            db.Products.Add(p);
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+            db.Set<FamilyProductOverride>().Add(new FamilyProductOverride
+            {
+                FamilyId = familyId,
+                ProductId = p.Id,
+                AllowedUnitCategories = UnitCategoryFlags.Volume | UnitCategoryFlags.Count,
+            });
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+            return p.Id;
+        });
+        var recipe = await CreateRecipeAsync(b => b
+            .Titled("Pancakes-ovr")
+            .WithIngredient("flour", sortOrder: 1, quantity: 1m, productId: productId));
+
+        var body = await Client.GetFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>($"/api/recipes/{recipe.Id}");
+
+        var ingredient = body.GetProperty("ingredients").EnumerateArray().Single();
+        var cats = (UnitCategoryFlags)ingredient.GetProperty("allowedUnitCategories").GetInt32();
+        await Assert.That(cats).IsEqualTo(UnitCategoryFlags.Volume | UnitCategoryFlags.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Get_returns_allowed_unit_categories_from_family_product()
+    {
+        var familyId = await UseDbAsync(db =>
+            db.FamilyMemberships.Where(m => m.UserId == User.Id).Select(m => m.FamilyId).SingleAsync());
+        var familyProductId = await UseDbAsync(async db =>
+        {
+            var fp = new FamilyProduct
+            {
+                FamilyId = familyId,
+                Name = "House Flour-fp",
+                AllowedUnitCategories = UnitCategoryFlags.Weight | UnitCategoryFlags.Packaging,
+            };
+            db.FamilyProducts.Add(fp);
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+            return fp.Id;
+        });
+        var recipe = await CreateRecipeAsync(b => b
+            .Titled("Loaf")
+            .WithIngredient("house flour", sortOrder: 1, quantity: 1m, familyProductId: familyProductId));
+
+        var body = await Client.GetFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>($"/api/recipes/{recipe.Id}");
+
+        var ingredient = body.GetProperty("ingredients").EnumerateArray().Single();
+        var cats = (UnitCategoryFlags)ingredient.GetProperty("allowedUnitCategories").GetInt32();
+        await Assert.That(cats).IsEqualTo(UnitCategoryFlags.Weight | UnitCategoryFlags.Packaging);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Get_returns_zero_allowed_unit_categories_for_unlinked_ingredient()
+    {
+        var recipe = await CreateRecipeAsync(b => b
+            .Titled("Mystery")
+            .WithIngredient("salt", sortOrder: 1));
+
+        var body = await Client.GetFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>($"/api/recipes/{recipe.Id}");
+
+        var ingredient = body.GetProperty("ingredients").EnumerateArray().Single();
+        await Assert.That(ingredient.GetProperty("allowedUnitCategories").GetInt32()).IsEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public async Task Create_accumulates_distinct_categories_across_ingredients()
     {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte b/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte
index 49a088d..6de2d5e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -107,12 +107,6 @@
 			>
 				Edit
 			</button>
-			<button
-				onclick={deleteRecipe}
-				class="rounded-lg border border-danger px-4 py-2.5 text-sm text-danger"
-			>
-				Delete
-			</button>
 		</div>
 
 		{#if showAddToList}
@@ -162,5 +156,14 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		{/if}
+
+		<div class="mt-10 border-t border-gray-100 pt-4">
+			<button
+				onclick={deleteRecipe}
+				class="text-sm text-danger hover:underline"
+			>
+				Delete this recipe
+			</button>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 {/if}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/edit/+page.svelte b/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/edit/+page.svelte
index b8a5ebd..a6a9794 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/edit/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/frontend/src/routes/recipes/[id]/edit/+page.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { page } from '$app/state';
-	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+	import { goto, beforeNavigate } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { api } from '$lib/api';
 	import ProductTypeahead, { type ProductSuggestion } from '$lib/ProductTypeahead.svelte';
 	import QuantityInput, { type QuantityValue } from '$lib/QuantityInput.svelte';
@@ -45,35 +45,64 @@
 	let description = $state('');
 	let instructions = $state('');
 	let servings = $state<number | undefined>();
+	let sourceUrl = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let ingredients = $state<IngredientForm[]>([]);
 	let loading = $state(true);
+	let loadError = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let saving = $state(false);
+	let saveError = $state<string | null>(null);
+	let dirty = $state(false);
+	let justSaved = $state(false);
 
 	const recipeId = $derived(Number(page.params.id));
 
 	onMount(async () => {
-		const recipe = await api<RecipeResponse>(`/api/recipes/${recipeId}`);
-		title = recipe.title;
-		description = recipe.description ?? '';
-		instructions = recipe.instructions ?? '';
-		servings = recipe.servings ?? undefined;
-		ingredients = recipe.ingredients.length === 0
-			? [emptyIngredient()]
-			: recipe.ingredients.map((i) => ({
-				name: i.name,
-				initialName: i.productId !== null || i.familyProductId !== null ? i.name : null,
-				quantity: {
-					quantity: i.quantity,
-					unitOfMeasureId: i.unitOfMeasureId,
-					familyUnitOfMeasureId: i.familyUnitOfMeasureId,
-				},
-				isApproximate: i.isApproximate,
-				quantityNote: i.quantityNote ?? '',
-				productId: i.productId,
-				familyProductId: i.familyProductId,
-				allowedUnitCategories: i.allowedUnitCategories,
-			}));
-		loading = false;
+		try {
+			const recipe = await api<RecipeResponse>(`/api/recipes/${recipeId}`);
+			title = recipe.title;
+			description = recipe.description ?? '';
+			instructions = recipe.instructions ?? '';
+			servings = recipe.servings ?? undefined;
+			sourceUrl = recipe.sourceUrl;
+			ingredients = recipe.ingredients.length === 0
+				? [emptyIngredient()]
+				: recipe.ingredients.map((i) => ({
+					name: i.name,
+					initialName: i.productId !== null || i.familyProductId !== null ? i.name : null,
+					quantity: {
+						quantity: i.quantity,
+						unitOfMeasureId: i.unitOfMeasureId,
+						familyUnitOfMeasureId: i.familyUnitOfMeasureId,
+					},
+					isApproximate: i.isApproximate,
+					quantityNote: i.quantityNote ?? '',
+					productId: i.productId,
+					familyProductId: i.familyProductId,
+					allowedUnitCategories: i.allowedUnitCategories,
+				}));
+		} catch (err) {
+			loadError = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load recipe.';
+		} finally {
+			loading = false;
+			loaded = !loadError;
+		}
+	});
+
+	// Becomes true once the initial fetch has populated the form. The dirty
+	// $effect uses this to ignore the load-time writes and only flip on real
+	// user edits afterward.
+	let loaded = $state(false);
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		// Touch every piece of editable state so any change re-runs this.
+		title; description; instructions; servings; sourceUrl;
+		$state.snapshot(ingredients);
+		if (loaded) dirty = true;
+	});
+
+	beforeNavigate(({ cancel }) => {
+		if (!dirty || justSaved) return;
+		if (!confirm('You have unsaved changes. Leave without saving?')) cancel();
 	});
 
 	function emptyIngredient(): IngredientForm {
@@ -127,6 +156,7 @@
 	async function save() {
 		if (!title.trim()) return;
 		saving = true;
+		saveError = null;
 		try {
 			await api(`/api/recipes/${recipeId}`, {
 				method: 'PUT',
@@ -135,7 +165,7 @@
 					description: description || null,
 					instructions: instructions || null,
 					servings: servings || null,
-					sourceUrl: null,
+					sourceUrl,
 					ingredients: ingredients
 						.filter((i) => i.name.trim())
 						.map((i, idx) => ({
@@ -151,7 +181,10 @@
 						}))
 				})
 			});
+			justSaved = true;
 			goto(`/recipes/${recipeId}`);
+		} catch (err) {
+			saveError = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save recipe.';
 		} finally {
 			saving = false;
 		}
@@ -160,6 +193,11 @@
 
 {#if loading}
 	<p class="py-8 text-center text-gray-400">Loading...</p>
+{:else if loadError}
+	<div class="py-8 text-center">
+		<p class="mb-3 text-danger">{loadError}</p>
+		<button onclick={() => goto(`/recipes/${recipeId}`)} class="text-sm text-gray-500">&larr; Back to recipe</button>
+	</div>
 {:else}
 	<div>
 		<button onclick={() => goto(`/recipes/${recipeId}`)} class="mb-2 text-sm text-gray-500">&larr; Back</button>
@@ -169,14 +207,14 @@
 			<input
 				type="text"
 				bind:value={title}
-				placeholder="Recipe title"
+placeholder="Recipe title"
 				required
 				class="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2.5 text-lg focus:border-primary focus:outline-none"
 			/>
 
 			<textarea
 				bind:value={description}
-				placeholder="Short description (optional)"
+placeholder="Short description (optional)"
 				rows={2}
 				class="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2.5 focus:border-primary focus:outline-none"
 			></textarea>
@@ -187,7 +225,7 @@
 					<input
 						type="number"
 						bind:value={servings}
-						min={1}
+				min={1}
 						placeholder="e.g. 4"
 						class="mt-1 block w-24 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 focus:border-primary focus:outline-none"
 					/>
@@ -203,7 +241,7 @@
 								<input
 									type="text"
 									bind:value={ingredient.quantityNote}
-									placeholder="e.g. to taste"
+										placeholder="e.g. to taste"
 									class="w-44 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 px-2 py-2 text-sm focus:border-primary focus:outline-none"
 								/>
 							{:else}
@@ -258,13 +296,27 @@
 				class="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2.5 focus:border-primary focus:outline-none"
 			></textarea>
 
-			<button
-				type="submit"
-				disabled={saving}
-				class="w-full rounded-lg bg-primary py-3 font-semibold text-white disabled:opacity-50"
-			>
-				{saving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save Changes'}
-			</button>
+			{#if saveError}
+				<p class="text-sm text-danger" role="alert">{saveError}</p>
+			{/if}
+
+			<div class="flex gap-2">
+				<button
+					type="button"
+					onclick={() => goto(`/recipes/${recipeId}`)}
+					disabled={saving}
+					class="flex-1 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 py-3 font-semibold text-gray-700 disabled:opacity-50"
+				>
+					Cancel
+				</button>
+				<button
+					type="submit"
+					disabled={saving}
+					class="flex-[2] rounded-lg bg-primary py-3 font-semibold text-white disabled:opacity-50"
+				>
+					{saving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save Changes'}
+				</button>
+			</div>
 		</form>
 	</div>
 {/if}