instructions for preparing dishes or medicines
from Latin recipe 'take!', imperative of recipere
step-by-step cooking instructions with ingredients
Domestic cooking was historically confined to women as unpaid labor, with professional chefs and culinary innovation credited to men. Women's culinary contributions were devalued as 'following recipes' vs. male 'artistry.'
Use 'recipes' neutrally across all contexts. When discussing culinary history, credit women as innovators and chefs, not just home cooks.
Women chefs like Alice Waters, Julia Child, and countless immigrant women revolutionized cuisines; institutional gastronomy long credited only male chefs despite women's foundational contributions.
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