* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
    background-color: #deacf5;
    padding: 1em;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

ul.recipe-links {
    list-style: none;
}

a {
    display: inline-block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: black;
    padding: .6em;
    padding-left: 2em;
    width: 250px;
    background-color: lightblue;
    margin: .8em;
    margin-left: .4em;
    border: 3px solid #422079;
    border-radius: 8px;
    transition: border-left-width .2s;
    transition-timing-function: linear;
}

a:hover {
    border-left-width: 1em;
}