diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/config/SecurityConfiguration.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/config/SecurityConfiguration.java
index 653b2358..7ee00e81 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/config/SecurityConfiguration.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/config/SecurityConfiguration.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http)
                     .hasRole("ADMIN") // Require ADMIN role for "/api/v1/resources"
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.POST,"/**")
                     .authenticated()
+                        .requestMatchers("/feed?type=following").authenticated()
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.DELETE,"/**").authenticated()) // Require authentication for all other requests
             .sessionManagement(
                 manager ->
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/controllers/FeedController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/controllers/FeedController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff3fd957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/controllers/FeedController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package com.group1.cuisines.controllers;
+
+import com.group1.cuisines.dao.response.SuccessResponse;
+import com.group1.cuisines.dto.RecipeDetailsDto;
+import com.group1.cuisines.services.RecipeService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/v1")
+public class FeedController {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private RecipeService recipeService;
+
+    @GetMapping("/feed")
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getFeed(@RequestParam String type, Authentication authentication) {
+        if (!"explore".equals(type) && !"following".equals(type)) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body("Invalid type parameter.");
+        }
+
+        if ("following".equals(type)) {
+            if (authentication == null || !authentication.isAuthenticated()) {
+                // Return an empty set and a message for unauthenticated users
+                return ResponseEntity.ok(new SuccessResponse<>(Collections.emptyList(), "No content available. Please log in and follow other users !."));
+            }
+            // Fetch following users' recipes for authenticated users
+            String username = authentication.getName();
+            List<RecipeDetailsDto> recipes = recipeService.getRecipesByType(type, username);
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(new SuccessResponse<>(recipes, "Recipes fetched successfully from followed users."));
+        }
+
+        // For 'explore', accessible to everyone
+        List<RecipeDetailsDto> recipes = recipeService.getRecipesByType(type, null);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(new SuccessResponse<>(recipes, "Recipes fetched successfully."));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java
index 5e7d5923..53c31bdf 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package com.group1.cuisines.entities;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.*;
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.Builder;
-import lombok.Data;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.*;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
 
@@ -18,6 +15,8 @@
 @NoArgsConstructor
 @AllArgsConstructor
 @Entity
+@Getter
+@Setter
 @Table(name = "users")
 public class User implements UserDetails {
 
@@ -53,6 +52,11 @@ public class User implements UserDetails {
 
     @Builder.Default
     private int recipeCount = 0;
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "user", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true)
+    private Set<Recipe> recipes = new HashSet<>();
+
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/RecipeService.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/RecipeService.java
index 71ba3672..01d2c3e4 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/RecipeService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/RecipeService.java
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 import com.group1.cuisines.dto.*;
 import com.group1.cuisines.entities.*;
 import com.group1.cuisines.repositories.*;
+import jakarta.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @Service
@@ -217,4 +220,50 @@ else if(r.getDish() != null && r.getDish().getCuisines().isEmpty()){
         return null;
     }
 
+    public List<RecipeDetailsDto> getRecipesByType(String type, @Nullable String username) {
+        if ("explore".equals(type)) {
+            return recipeRepository.findAll().stream()
+                    .map(this::convertToRecipeDto)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        } else if ("following".equals(type) && username != null) {
+            User user = userRepository.findByUsername(username)
+                    .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("User not found"));
+            return user.getFollowing().stream()
+                    .flatMap(followingUser -> followingUser.getRecipes().stream())
+                    .map(this::convertToRecipeDto)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        }
+        return new ArrayList<>();  // Return an empty list if username is null or other conditions are not met
+    }
+
+    private RecipeDetailsDto convertToRecipeDto(Recipe r) {
+        CuisineDto cuisineDto = new CuisineDto();
+        if (r.getDish() != null && !r.getDish().getCuisines().isEmpty()) {
+
+            cuisineDto.setId(r.getDish().getCuisines().get(0).getId());
+            cuisineDto.setName(r.getDish().getCuisines().get(0).getName());
+
+        }
+        else if(r.getDish() != null && r.getDish().getCuisines().isEmpty()){
+            cuisineDto.setId("No cuisine Id from wikidata");
+            cuisineDto.setName("No cuisine name from wikidata");
+        }
+        // Conversion logic here
+        return new RecipeDetailsDto(
+                r.getId(),
+                r.getTitle(),
+
+                r.getInstructions(),
+                r.getIngredients().stream().map(ingredient -> new IngredientsDto( ingredient.getName())).collect(Collectors.toList()),
+
+                r.getCookingTime(),
+                r.getServingSize(),
+                cuisineDto,
+
+                new DishDto(r.getDish().getId(), r.getDish().getName(), r.getDish().getImage()),
+                r.getAverageRating(),
+                new AuthorDto(r.getUser().getId(), r.getUser().getFirstName() , r.getUser().getUsername(), r.getUser().getFollowers().size(), r.getUser().getRecipeCount())
+
+        );
+    }
 }