Recipe
noun
A set of instructions for cooking a particular type of food.
I followed the recipe but the cake still didn't turn out well.
Often appears as...
- follow a recipe
- recipe book
noun
A method to achieve a desired result.
Her recipe for success includes hard work and determination.
Often appears as...
- recipe for success
- recipe for disaster
noun
A medical prescription.
The doctor gave me a recipe for my illness.
Usage tips
Formal
Medical
noun
A set of instructions for cooking a particular type of food.
I followed the recipe but the cake still didn't turn out well.
Often appears as...
- follow a recipe
- recipe book
noun
A method to achieve a desired result.
Her recipe for success includes hard work and determination.
Often appears as...
- recipe for success
- recipe for disaster
noun
A medical prescription.
The doctor gave me a recipe for my illness.
Usage tips
Formal
Medical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Use 'recipe' when discussing topics related to cooking and baking.
Could you share your grandmother's cookie recipe with me?
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Cooking
'Recipe' can also metaphorically apply to any situation requiring a specific combination of elements.
A good night's sleep is the perfect recipe for a productive day.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Precision
Following a recipe usually implies careful measuring and adherence to instructions.
He carefully measured the spices according to the recipe.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Use 'recipe' when discussing topics related to cooking and baking.
Could you share your grandmother's cookie recipe with me?
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Cooking
'Recipe' can also metaphorically apply to any situation requiring a specific combination of elements.
A good night's sleep is the perfect recipe for a productive day.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Precision
Following a recipe usually implies careful measuring and adherence to instructions.
He carefully measured the spices according to the recipe.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Use 'recipe' when discussing topics related to cooking and baking.
Could you share your grandmother's cookie recipe with me?
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Cooking
'Recipe' can also metaphorically apply to any situation requiring a specific combination of elements.
A good night's sleep is the perfect recipe for a productive day.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Precision
Following a recipe usually implies careful measuring and adherence to instructions.
He carefully measured the spices according to the recipe.
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Why you should define...
or highlight reel, I would share my recipe for avoiding self-destruction, and certainly self-paralysis. And the tool I've found which has proven to be the most reliable safety net for emotional free fall is actually the same tool that has helped me to make my best business decisions.
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Finger Food with Fingers...
tarantulas have their own special recipe so what we're gonna do is put these in this brandy we have and once we soak them in here for about 20 minutes or so we'll take them out we're then going to sear them we're gonna put it in a deep fryer and what you're gonna wind up
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How great leaders...
People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it. So let me give you a famous example, a famous failure and a famous success of the law of diffusion of innovation. First, the famous failure. It's a commercial example. As we said before, the recipe for success
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What is epigenetics? -...
but a deeper related answer can be found within something called epigenetics. That's the study of how DNA interacts with the multitude of smaller molecules found within cells, which can activate and deactivate genes. If you think of DNA as a recipe book,
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
I actually found three separate recipes in the literature. My favorite being the one that says -- you know, they have the ingredients listed, and then in a recipe it will say, for example, two dozen cupcakes." This one said, one ejaculate."
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
manually um last week when we spoke elon um i asked you whether you were thinking of taking over you said no way said i i do not want to own twitter it is a recipe for misery everyone will blame me for everything what on earth changed no i
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Teach every child about...
knowing how to cook 10 recipes that will save their life. Life skills. That means that they can be students, young parents, and be able to sort of duck and dive around the basics of cooking, no matter what recession hits them next time.
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Why do people join...
and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change
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How to rebuild the world...
nice and hot and pop inside your recipe and the soda though is the melting point of the silica sand so you can melt it into a mixture and the lime helps to
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Meet This Family of...
What they do is they mix it That's very good. The bamboo makes it really succulent. A recipe for the Naked Chef's repertoire, perhaps.
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Why you should define...
or highlight reel, I would share my recipe for avoiding self-destruction, and certainly self-paralysis. And the tool I've found which has proven to be the most reliable safety net for emotional free fall is actually the same tool that has helped me to make my best business decisions.
Video examples
Finger Food with Fingers...
tarantulas have their own special recipe so what we're gonna do is put these in this brandy we have and once we soak them in here for about 20 minutes or so we'll take them out we're then going to sear them we're gonna put it in a deep fryer and what you're gonna wind up
Video examples
How great leaders...
People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it. So let me give you a famous example, a famous failure and a famous success of the law of diffusion of innovation. First, the famous failure. It's a commercial example. As we said before, the recipe for success
Video examples
What is epigenetics? -...
but a deeper related answer can be found within something called epigenetics. That's the study of how DNA interacts with the multitude of smaller molecules found within cells, which can activate and deactivate genes. If you think of DNA as a recipe book,
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
I actually found three separate recipes in the literature. My favorite being the one that says -- you know, they have the ingredients listed, and then in a recipe it will say, for example, two dozen cupcakes." This one said, one ejaculate."
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
manually um last week when we spoke elon um i asked you whether you were thinking of taking over you said no way said i i do not want to own twitter it is a recipe for misery everyone will blame me for everything what on earth changed no i
Video examples
Teach every child about...
knowing how to cook 10 recipes that will save their life. Life skills. That means that they can be students, young parents, and be able to sort of duck and dive around the basics of cooking, no matter what recession hits them next time.
Video examples
Why do people join...
and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
nice and hot and pop inside your recipe and the soda though is the melting point of the silica sand so you can melt it into a mixture and the lime helps to
Video examples
Meet This Family of...
What they do is they mix it That's very good. The bamboo makes it really succulent. A recipe for the Naked Chef's repertoire, perhaps.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Wolfgang Puck
Austrian Chef
When I do a cooking class now, I tell people that the most important part is to read the recipe many times so you know what you're doing. What I don't tell them, though, is that sometimes I do parties where I'm rushing so much I don't have time to follow my own advice.
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Jason Isbell
American Musician
I don't start a song with an idea of what ingredients are going to go into a song. It's not like a recipe. I will normally either talk from personal experience or I'll make a character and then try to allow that character to behave the way he or she naturally would.
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Giles Deacon
British Designer
I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture.
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Emma Weymouth
British Model
It has been my ambition, for some time, to bring the heart of the house back to life. 'Emma's Kitchen' is the result of that ambition - a space for me to share my passion and some of my favourite recipes.
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Jeremy Jackson
American Actor
That said, there are certainly still cooks out there who make fantastic historical cornbreads, though the old recipes have often been changed to include modern techniques and ingredients.
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Eartha Kitt
American Actress
My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
Is very hard to find, like, a recipe to feel good fitness-wise, tennistically, mentally.
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Bear Grylls
British Explorer
You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
I tend to mean what I say: in life, generally; in recipes, certainly.
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Lacey Chabert
American Actress
I was raised cooking my grandmother's food, my mom's recipes.
Quote examples
Wolfgang Puck
Austrian Chef
When I do a cooking class now, I tell people that the most important part is to read the recipe many times so you know what you're doing. What I don't tell them, though, is that sometimes I do parties where I'm rushing so much I don't have time to follow my own advice.
Quote examples
Jason Isbell
American Musician
I don't start a song with an idea of what ingredients are going to go into a song. It's not like a recipe. I will normally either talk from personal experience or I'll make a character and then try to allow that character to behave the way he or she naturally would.
Quote examples
Giles Deacon
British Designer
I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture.
Quote examples
Emma Weymouth
British Model
It has been my ambition, for some time, to bring the heart of the house back to life. 'Emma's Kitchen' is the result of that ambition - a space for me to share my passion and some of my favourite recipes.
Quote examples
Jeremy Jackson
American Actor
That said, there are certainly still cooks out there who make fantastic historical cornbreads, though the old recipes have often been changed to include modern techniques and ingredients.
Quote examples
Eartha Kitt
American Actress
My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
Quote examples
Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
Is very hard to find, like, a recipe to feel good fitness-wise, tennistically, mentally.
Quote examples
Bear Grylls
British Explorer
You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
I tend to mean what I say: in life, generally; in recipes, certainly.
Quote examples
Lacey Chabert
American Actress
I was raised cooking my grandmother's food, my mom's recipes.
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