recipe collections

Gathered cooking instructions

Recipe collections are curated groupings of recipes, whether in cookbooks, on websites, or in personal files.

The phrase emphasizes the gathering rather than the individual dishes: She inherited her grandmother's recipe collection, The site features recipe collections organized by cuisine.

A collection implies selection and arrangement—someone chose which recipes belong together.

Related

binder · index · heirloom · handed down · grandmother · family secrets · handwritten · stained · dog-eared · kitchen · treasured · curated · dishes · meals · ingredients · tried and true · vintage · potluck

Categories
Opposites
instructional vs. experiential

recipe collectionslearning by doing

Acquiring skills through practice

completeness/scope

recipe collectionsrecipe card

Printed cooking instructions

instruction vs. improvisation

recipe collectionsfreestyling

Unscripted lyrical performance

winging it

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G