Meaning of recipe in English:

recipe

Pronunciation /ˈrɛsɪpi/

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noun

1A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.
‘a traditional Yorkshire recipe’
- ‘Most of the recipes are simple to prepare and follow short ingredient lists.’
- ‘Following a traditional recipe, the scientists prepared the maize and analysed the contents.’
- ‘She was stuck in the kitchen, surrounded by recipes and various ingredients.’
- ‘Such recipes often include a list of ingredients that can be found within the store.’
- ‘Exotic dishes are explained in a simple way and therefore the recipes are easy to prepare at home.’
- ‘For our recent dinner I made at least nine different dishes from this recipe book.’
- ‘He always started with his special thick and creamy soup, prepared to a secret recipe and reserved for him alone.’
- ‘The basic instructions are the same for all the recipes listed here.’
- ‘It was my mother's recipe, the first of her recipes I tried to prepare since her death that winter.’
- ‘Macaroon recipes have appeared in cookery books since at least the late 17th century.’
- ‘As you look through the cookbook, make sure the recipes include ingredients you like or are willing to try.’
- ‘She had the opportunity to work with various ingredients and recipes.’
- ‘I don't measure the ingredients and I never give recipes with exact ingredients.’
- ‘You will find the ingredients for these recipes are easy to find and the cooking time is usually minimal.’
- ‘As with all recipes, the ingredients are probably the best place to start.’
- ‘As it is almost upon us, I have opted for some quick, easy recipes using ingredients that you probably have at home.’
- ‘We will be offering a seafood cookbook with recipes for several savory lobster dishes.’
- ‘The extensive index lists contributors and their recipes for quick reference.’
- ‘Her contribution included compiling a cookery book after pestering celebrity chefs for recipes.’
- ‘Short fables and wise sayings are mingled with recipes, lists, and jokes.’
cooking directions
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1. 1.1Something which is likely to lead to a particular outcome.
  ‘sky-high interest rates are a recipe for disaster’
  ‘The first alternative is a shortcut to insolvency, the second, a recipe for discontentment and civil unrest.’
  ‘Allowing ideology to drive science is a recipe for second rate science.’
  ‘It is a recipe for further volatility in the lead up to next year's elections.’
  ‘This has of course always been a recipe for dictatorship and terror.’
  ‘This is a recipe for a non-functioning society, since robust public life would become impossible.’
  ‘I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a recipe for lots of awkwardness.’
  ‘Add in a few British classic cars and you have a recipe for success.’
  ‘They proved that to have a good sense of humour is definitely a recipe for success, especially with the younger crowd.’
  ‘The clash, at the pivotal point of the march, was a recipe for chaos as tens of thousands of demonstrators piled forward along the street.’
  ‘Any offer to cover cost overruns even before construction begins is a recipe for making cost overruns a certainty.’
  ‘Sending refugees to some rural area where there is nothing going on is, by contrast, a recipe for instability and resentment.’
  ‘It sounds like a recipe for disaster, yet everyone on board the flight survived.’
  ‘But if people see this as a recipe for some sudden improvement in prices, they'd be mistaken.’
  ‘And given the past colonial history in the region, that's not a recipe for unification.’
  ‘That, ultimately, is a recipe for corrupt government, if this sort of thing is allowed to flourish.’
  ‘Pinning your hopes on the state is a recipe for disappointment.’
  ‘Concentrating on consumption at the expense of production is a recipe for prolonging recessions.’
  ‘As we know, state ownership is not a recipe for successful film production.’
  ‘The equation is very simple - high powered cars on poor quality roads is not a recipe for success.’
  ‘Her willingness to be raunchy on screen was a major ingredient of her recipe for success.’
  means of achieving, way of achieving, means of ensuring, way of ensuring
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2. 1.2 archaic A medical prescription.
  ‘it would be useless to enumerate all the drugs and recipes for their application which have been tried’
  ‘Medical recipes, then and now, can often seem confusing because of their wealth of abbreviations and symbols.’
  ‘This work-diary is composed of medical recipes written in a technical and highly abbreviated Latin.’