recipere‧ci‧pe /ˈresəpi/ ●●● S3 noun 
a recipe for tomato soup a recipe book2be a recipe for something to be likely to cause a particular result, often a bad one: She said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster, not a holiday.
WORD ORIGINrecipe
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin ‘take!’, from recipere; ➔ RECEIVEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Could you give me the recipe for that chocolate cake?
- I'm not a great cook, but I can follow a recipe pretty well.
- I've found a really great recipe for barbecue sauce.
- My Mum has the recipe for a really delicious prawn curry.
- rabbit pie made to a traditional country recipe
- This soup is really good - you must give me the recipe.
- Breadcrumb recipes are welcome but why not stretch to bulgur, rice, millet?
- Commercial sauerkraut is very salty so there is no additional salt in the recipe.
- It might be difficult, very difficult, to reproduce the recipe exactly.
- Nutrition information is available for existing recipes and can be figured for any added recipe.
- Remember, nothing here is offered as a blueprint or recipe.
- The recipes of each sound temptingly exotic and very original.
- The 45 recipes, developed and explained by Bird, are relatively simple.
Longman Language Activatorinstructions for cooking
a set of instructions for cooking a particular meal or type of food: · I'm not a great cook, but I can follow a recipe pretty well.· rabbit pie made to a traditional country reciperecipe for: · Could you give me the recipe for that chocolate cake?
also recipe/cookery book British a book that has instructions for preparing various dishes: · Peters is the author of the popular cookbook 'Doing it in the Kitchen'.· an illustrated cookbookFrench/Italian/Japanese etc cookbook: · We have several French cookbooks in stock.
using instinct rather than knowledge written or spoken information telling someone what to do or how something should be done: · I can't get the computer to work and I've lost the instructions.give/leave (somebody) instructions: · As the teacher, it's your job to give clear instructions to the children.instructions for: · Mum was going to work, so she left me some instructions for supper.· The President issued instructions for the continuance of the attack.follow/carry out (somebody's) instructions (=do what the instructions tell you): · I've followed the instructions, but the machine still isn't working.· Mr Evans claimed that the solicitor had failed to carry out his mother's instructions.read the instructions: · Before you take any medicine, always read the instructions on the bottle.instructions about/on: · It's extraordinary that the equipment doesn't come with instructions on how to use it.· His grandfather had left no instructions about what to do with his paintings.
a set of instructions, especially written ones, on how to do or use something: directions on: · For detailed directions on installing the software, see page 18.give (somebody) directions/give directions to somebody: · The judge has the power to give appropriate directions to the jury before they consider their verdict.follow directions: · These worksheets are designed to teach children how to solve problems and follow directions.
official instructions about the best way to do something, especially something that could be difficult or dangerous: · Lauder urged the company to develop a set of guidelines that address sexual harassment in the workplace.follow guidelines: · Air travelers can have stress-free trips if they follow a few simple guidelines.issue/publish/lay down etc guidelines: · Medical staff have been issued with new guidelines for working with HIV patients.· The Ministry of Education has laid down strict guidelines as to the administration of the tests.guidelines on: · New guidelines on how to move dangerous chemicals by road have just been published.
instructions that are given to someone about what their duties and responsibilities are in a job: · The brief given to the students was quite straightforward.somebody's brief is to do something: · The committee's brief is to investigate and report on domestic violence in the region.· The architect's brief was to design an extension which would harmonize as much as possible with the existing building.be part of somebody's brief: · Dealing with financial matters is not part of my brief.
instructions on how to make a particular kind of food: · This soup is really good - you must give me the recipe.recipe for: · I've found a really great recipe for barbecue sauce.have the recipe: · My Mum has the recipe for a really delicious prawn curry.
a book that contains detailed instructions on how to operate a piece of equipment or machinery, or on how to do a job or activity: · Before you try to use the camera, read the manual carefully.· a computer manualinstruction manual: · The instruction manuals that accompany new computer software are often difficult to understand.training manual: · a training manual for teachers manual on: · Leach has written many popular manuals on childcare.owner's manual/user's manual (=one which shows you how to use your car, piece of equipment etc): · Consult your owner's manual for information on what oil to use and how often it should be changed.
a book containing instructions and advice, that helps you do an activity or job properly, or to make the right choice about something: · This simple guide is essential if you are thinking of taking up hill walking.· the Good Schools Guideguide to (doing) something: · The book is an extremely useful guide to starting your own business.· a free guide to financial planningguide for: · A guide for hospital staff will be published shortly, covering everything from simple hygiene to security regulations.
a book containing information and advice on a subject or product, produced by someone who knows a lot about it: · There are all kinds of health and fitness handbooks on the market these days.· The students' handbook gives information on how to find accommodation.handbook for: · a useful handbook for managershandbook on: · a handbook on basic psychology
also recipe book British a book that has instructions about how to cook different kinds of food: · There are an increasing number of recipe books with ideas for healthy meals that can be prepared quickly and easily.· an Indian recipe bookcookbook of: · an illustrated cookbook of Mexican recipes
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a recipe book She said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster, not a holiday.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The cookies are made to a secret recipe. a surefire recipe for successCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a recipe book She said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster, not a holiday.· Do you have any good cake recipes?
(=be a situation that is very likely to end badly)· If you get married too young, it’s a recipe for disaster.
The cookies are made to a secret recipe. a surefire recipe for success· The basic recipe uses twice as much oil as vinegar.· The book offers basic recipes for making the stock and tips for improving the flavor of canned broths.· My basic recipe is chicken broth and Weetabix.· There are cross-references to the basic recipes at the beginning of the book where appropriate.
· Gather together favourite recipes, make them into a booklet and sell for funds.· The following is a selection of my favourite pasta sauce recipes.· They sent their favourite recipe to a group of schoolchildren.· I have made a selection of my favourite bean cuisine recipes that include dried and canned pulses.
· The following recipes all include potatoes.· The following recipes are quick to prepare and very low in calories.· So don't go nuts - use those leftovers in the following recipes.
· The Good Food Fast recipes on page 143 provide warming ideas to please vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.· There are some good off-beat recipes too.· Savoury filo recipes next week; then we want the best recipe for game-bird stuffings.· Experience suggests there's no better recipe for successful study than regular, patterned activity.· A specially good recipe within my family is the combination of fresh pineapple cubes with fruit mincemeat.· What better recipe for a gardener faced with a plot full of weeds this Easter?
· Radio 1's new recipe: hold the Mayo!· I know many people who are amazingly content if they can get one new recipe from their latest expensive cookbook.· She persisted in her relationship with the new recipe book; the kitchen at Greystones was filled with strange aromas.· Send off now - 140 delicious new recipes are waiting for you.· More than 275,000 recipe leaflets have been produced and mailed to key catering customers, giving eight new recipe ideas.· You might try a new recipe and find it awful.· Food writer Joy Davies spent 1987 travelling in search of exotic new recipes.· It meant the development of new dye recipes, one for each colour.
· The centuries' old recipe has been handed down from father to son.· It was an old recipe, nearly forgotten, but one that had always brought raves.· Writers of old recipes often claimed that lemon curd keeps for years.
· Pimm's is produced to the original unique recipe and bottled at Laindon.· Kremer bistre ink is made to an original recipe and has a deep transparent brown colour.· Care has been taken to ensure that these original recipes are nutritionally balanced.· And to this day Amaretto is made to the original recipe of apricot kernels, almonds and brandy.· Add to the flour and continue as in the original recipe.
· No one has ever discovered the secret recipe for army tea.· Is there some secret recipe for roasting whole potatoes?· He is Dieter Schmidt and his secret recipe keeps him awake for the 20-hour flights.
· Persuading such women to turn out in November sounds like a simple recipe for re-election.· It is a very simple recipe in terms of ingredients, but the method of cooking is extremely important.· Here are some simple Christmas recipes from around the world for you to try.· This is a simple recipe and can be used with almost any meat.· A seemingly simple recipe for a secure investment has, however, developed complications worthy of a 007 plot.· Two simple recipes are included for the teacher in Appendix B on page 94.· Try these simple recipes for yourself.
· Cleaning the beat meant fitting each new situation into past patterns, trying to handle them according to traditional recipes.· Note: This is a traditional Southern recipe that can be served as a side dish or dessert.· The traditional Emilian recipe does not add water.· I have just given you the traditional quantum mechanical recipe for calculating probabilities.
NOUN· Our recipe book is the Book of Fate, to be interpreted wisely and with some imagination.· She had bought a recipe book and was attempting a rather complex casserole, involving red wine and many ingredients.· The recipe book lay on the table.· The biscuit tin supported the open recipe book.· She held the feeling in tight, she squashed it down under the heavy pasteboard covers of the recipe book.· There were some food items to be bought; she was persisting, doggedly, with the recipe book.· Elinor Fettiplace's recipe book of 1604 contains another Lenten delicacy - almond cakes which were sweetened with aniseed.
· This has to be one of the easiest-to-make Christmas cake recipes ever.· Many cake recipes call for all-purpose flour, but those that suggest cake flour do so for a reason.
VERB· But instead of adapting the whole recipe at once, we fiddled with one ingredient at a time.· Taking careful note, Zahler then adapted the recipes for the home cook and put together this beguiling book.
· You can add categories and recipes at the touch of a button.· Conscientious about nutrition, Wait said he added fruit to his recipe to increase moisture and decrease the fat content.· To gain the maximum flavour, always mix mustard powder to a paste before adding it to recipes.· Nutrition information is available for existing recipes and can be figured for any added recipe.
· The sauce is rich and hearty, a tomato-based recipe with a gentle kick.
· I like to cook recipes that foolproof, able to wait or take a moment to finish before serving.· Another chore that once was fun: cooking favorite recipes for Claire.
· The Institute is made up of three departments: Cookery, which devises, develops and double-tests every recipe featured.
· Gougére for supper, she sang out: Thérèse, find the recipe for me.· She has not been able to find this recipe.· I found one recipe for it but when I made it the center fell in.· I found a recipe for it, but when I put it in the pan, it falls in the center.· Please help me find a recipe for Sweet Potato Pudding.
· My experience is that even when you follow the recipe there is an element of chance.· I can follow a recipe pretty well.· The following recipe uses this blend to create a loyal, hearty, and enjoyable bread.· It was enough that I could follow the math recipes and could use the rules.· They know how to follow recipes, double recipes, and halve recipes.· The following recipes might serve as a useful starting point for those who want to try smoking game.· The following recipe is a good all-purpose chestnut puree.· Some of the following recipes may yield more muffins than you care to bake.
· For traditionalists, Marks has included all the familiar recipes as well.· The chocolate recipes are particularly inspiring, but the book also includes a bundle of recipes featuring all manner of fruit.
· This enables the chef to plan delicate, difficult to prepare recipes in large quantities using traditional equipment.· Allow 5 days to prepare this recipe.
· Everyone, from stall holders to waiters, was eager to provide recipes and tips.· The program also provides recipes, a shopping list, estimated meal costs and a nutritional analysis of the recipes.· Martin Blunos of Restaurant Lettonie in Bristol provided the rabbit recipe, using grain mustard.· This linking of the human relations approach with scientific management targets will provide the recipe for effective performance.
· She also keeps her own cookbook on her computer, to make it easier to copy requested recipes.
· Obviously, his appointment was a fix but the Homstat-Pybus partnership was seen as a surefire recipe for success.· As you see, the perfect recipe for gang warfare.
· He says Sue Townsend sent us a recipe from Adrian Mole.· Y., sent in very similar recipes.· They sent their favourite recipe to a group of schoolchildren.· She sent along the recipe Kaminski was seeking.
· You only need about 4g per serving in a recipe.
· You might try a new recipe and find it awful.· I was inspired to try more recipes from this book than from any of the others.· For a lighter vegetarian meal, try the delicious quiche recipe created by Roselyne Masselin, who draws for inspiration.· To which she would gush some vaguely affirmative reply and vanish back into the kitchen to try the recipe.· I got them to try all the recipes in the book - even a mouthful of chitterlings.· Every letter I receive from her contains a recommendation to try this or that recipe.· But the proof is in the curry. Try these simple recipes for yourself.· What's happening is that the Benn family have decided to try to recover the recipe from the sample already made up.
· And all this is in addition to the calories you will be shedding by using the low fat recipes in the Walking Diet.· Understanding the characteristics of each lets the cook choose the best type to use in any recipe.
· Savoury filo recipes next week; then we want the best recipe for game-bird stuffings.· Y., wants two recipes.· She also wants a mincemeat cookie recipe which she saw in a cookbook some 30 years ago.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[countable] a set of instructions for cooking a particular type of foodrecipe for- I think the new regulations are a recipe for economic disaster.
- A plentiful supply of anything is a recipe for disaster.
- Here are recipes for some of the updated versions of macaroni and cheese.
- Its ads, coupled with diet industry ads and media images that promote slenderness, are a recipe for bulimia.
- Learning from experience is a recipe for continuous improvement.
- Nationalist plans for independence are a recipe for weakness and isolation.
- Sound accounting advice will make your business; lack of good accounting advice is a recipe for financial disaster.
- The latter is a recipe for chaos, anarchy and mutual extinction.
- Three managers and three chairmen in 18 months is a recipe for football disaster.
a recipe for tomato soup a recipe book2be a recipe for something to be likely to cause a particular result, often a bad one: She said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster, not a holiday.