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recipes

  • plural
    of recipe.
    recipe
    noun
    a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish.

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The reality is that the flow of ingredients across borders and the exchange of recipes across cultures is centuries old, undercutting claims of authorship or authenticity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The decorated vessels were constructed using the Mississippian technique of coiling clay and followed more consistent clay recipes, suggesting a higher degree of specialized knowledge.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Restaurants in the island’s six towns, from the Sweet Life Cafe in Oak Bluffs to the Fish House in Edgartown, tweaked menus, recipes and how they cook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

But younger generations cook fewer traditional Hungarian recipes, and they prefer food "that is faster and easier to prepare," according to specialist Braj.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

I loved him for all sorts of reasons: He cooked without recipes; he wrote nonsense poems for his nieces; his large, warm family had accepted me as one of their own.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls