rec·i·pe 
/ˈrɛsəpi/ noun
plural rec·i·pes /ˈrɛsəpi/ noun [count] 1 : a set of instructions for making food
▪ The recipe calls for fresh thyme. ▪ I didn't read the recipe carefully. ▪ This is one of my grandmother's recipes. ▪ a recipe book [=cookbook] — often + for ▪ a recipe for beef stew 2 : a way of doing something that will produce a particular result — + for ▪ He says he has an infallible recipe for success. ▪ “She's planning to do the plumbing herself.” “That's a recipe for disaster.” [=that will result in disaster]
▪ The recipe calls for fresh thyme. ▪ I didn't read the recipe carefully. ▪ This is one of my grandmother's recipes. ▪ a recipe book [=cookbook] — often + for ▪ a recipe for beef stew
