RECIPE


Meaning of RECIPE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ good

▪ delicious , mouth-watering , tasty

▪ healthy , low-fat

Each month we feature easy low-fat ~s.

▪ favourite/favorite

▪ basic

The basic ~ can be adapted by adding grated lemon peel.

▪ easy , simple

▪ complicated

▪ new

I tried a new ~ and it was a great success.

▪ authentic , classic , old , original , traditional

The ales are brewed to an original Yorkshire ~.

▪ secret , special

▪ family

▪ vegetarian

▪ Italian , Mexican , etc.

▪ cake , sauce , etc.

▪ perfect ( usually figurative )

It's the perfect ~ for business success.

▪ sure , sure-fire ( both figurative )

That sounds like a sure-fire ~ for disaster.

VERB + RECIPE

▪ get , have

I have a good ~ for fudge.

▪ give

This is delicious—can you give me the ~?

▪ cook , make , prepare

This ~ can also be made with ricotta cheese.

▪ try , try out

I enjoy trying out new ~s.

▪ read

▪ follow , stick to , use

If you want the dish to turn out right you should follow the ~.

▪ adapt

▪ create , devise

All the ~s in the book have been devised by our team of experts.

▪ discover , find

He is credited with having discovered the first ~ for gin back in the 1600s.

▪ share

They talk and share their ~s.

▪ feature , offer , print , publish

The website offers cocktail ~s and tips.

RECIPE + VERB

▪ call for sth , require sth , use sth

She always said that if a ~ calls for cream you shouldn't use yogurt instead.

▪ contain sth , include sth

The ~ contains lots of fat.

▪ make sth , serve sb

This ~ makes about thirty cookies.

This ~ serves four people.

RECIPE + NOUN

▪ book , card

▪ idea

a magazine filled with ~ ideas

PREPOSITION

▪ to a ~

The dish is made to a traditional Italian ~.

▪ ~ for

a ~ for leek soup

To live every day to the full is a ~ for happiness. ( figurative )

PHRASES

▪ a ~ for disaster , a ~ for success

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .