diff --git a/moku/forms/recipe.py b/moku/forms/recipe.py
index 191f80e..5b292a5 100644
--- a/moku/forms/recipe.py
+++ b/moku/forms/recipe.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-from django.forms import ModelForm
+from django.forms import Form, ModelForm
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from moku.models.recipe import Recipe, RecipeStep
 
 
+class DeleteRecipeForm(Form):
+    pass
+
+
 class RecipeForm(ModelForm):
     """Form for creating and updating recipes."""
 
diff --git a/moku/static/css/moku.css b/moku/static/css/moku.css
index 7c1b799..50d0583 100644
--- a/moku/static/css/moku.css
+++ b/moku/static/css/moku.css
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ body {
     margin-block-end: 1.6rem;
 }
 
+.mx {
+    margin-inline: 1.2rem;
+}
+
+.my {
+    margin-block: 1.6rem;
+}
+
 .small {
     font-size: 1.4rem;
 }
diff --git a/moku/templates/moku/delete.jinja b/moku/templates/moku/delete.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..476cf81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moku/templates/moku/delete.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% extends "moku/base.jinja" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    <div class="content block">
+        <h2>{% trans %}deleting {{ item }}{% endtrans %}</h2>
+        <p>{% trans %}are you sure you want to delete {{ item }}?{% endtrans %}</p>
+        <form action="" method="POST" class="logout">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            👈 <a href="{{ back_url }}">no, take me back</a>
+            <span class="mx">•</span>
+            ❌ <button type="submit" class="logout">yes, delete it</button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/moku/views/recipe.py b/moku/views/recipe.py
index b7cdcde..feb5dd1 100644
--- a/moku/views/recipe.py
+++ b/moku/views/recipe.py
@@ -1,23 +1,34 @@
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
+from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy
 
-from moku.forms.recipe import RecipeForm, RecipeStepForm
+from moku.forms.recipe import DeleteRecipeForm, RecipeForm, RecipeStepForm
 from moku.models.recipe import Recipe, RecipeStep
 from moku.views.base import FormView, View
 
 
-class DeleteRecipeView(LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin, View):
+class DeleteRecipeView(LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin, FormView):
     """Deletes a recipe from the database if it belongs to the authenticated user."""
 
-    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    template_name = "moku/delete.jinja"
+    form_class = DeleteRecipeForm
+
+    def form_valid(self, form):
         self.recipe.delete()
         messages.success(self.request, _("recipe deleted successfully!"))
         return redirect("recipe.index")
 
+    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        return {
+            **super().get_context_data(**kwargs),
+            "item": self.recipe.title,
+            "back_url": reverse("recipe.show", kwargs={"uuid": self.recipe.uuid}),
+        }
+
     @cached_property
     def recipe(self):
         return get_object_or_404(Recipe, uuid=self.kwargs.get("uuid"))