Recipes are directions for preparing foods and beverages that are useful to cooks and offer helpful information. 1

Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary omit recipe compensate yield customary system metric system volume weight equivalent high-altitude cooking

What Is a Recipe? Recipes are useful for all cooks, from beginner to expert. Most recipes list ingredients first, then directions. recipe A set of directions for making a food or beverage.

What Is a Recipe? A well-written recipe provides: list of ingredients. yield. cooking method. temperature and time. container size and type. step-by-step directions. nutrition analysis. yield The amount or the number of servings that the recipe makes.

Weights and Measures Recipes work best when ingredients are measured correctly. Different units of measure are used for volume, weight, dimensions, and temperature. volume The amount of space an ingredient takes up. weight The heaviness of an ingredient. 5

Weights and Measures Do two items of the same volume have the same weight?

Changing Recipes People alter recipes: to increase or decrease the yield. to make them more healthful. to experiment with new flavors. to compensate for missing ingredients. to adjust for high-altitude cooking. high-altitude cooking Adjusting a recipe for higher elevations. 7

Changing Recipes Ingredient Substitutions

Changing Recipes Some recipes take substitutions easily; others require specific ingredients and precise measurements. Changing non-essential ingredients has little effect on the final product. Changing basic ingredients alters a recipe’s appearance, taste, and texture.

Collecting Recipes Recipes are found in the library, cookbooks, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet. An organized recipe collection makes cooking easier and more enjoyable. Write recipes on index cards and store in a card file box. Store recipes in photo albums. Use recipe software. Create your own cookbook.

Chapter Summary Recipes are directions for making foods and beverages. Recipes offer six types of information. Ingredient amounts in recipes may use customary or metric units of measurement. Recipes can be changed for several purposes. Recipes can be found in many places, and organized in different ways.

Review Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter? Use the following slides to check your knowledge of the definitions. The slides in this section include both English and Spanish terms and definitions. Start

A set of directions for making a food or beverage. recipe receta A set of directions for making a food or beverage. Direcciones para hacer un alimento o una bebida. Show Definition

The amount or the number of servings that the recipe makes. yield rendimiento The amount or the number of servings that the recipe makes. La cantidad o el número de porciones que hace un molde. Show Definition

customary system sistema inglés Also called U.S. standard or English; a system of measurement used in the United States. También llamado imperial, es un sistema de medidas usado en los Estados Unidos. Show Definition

A system of measurement based on multiples of ten. metric system sistema métrico A system of measurement based on multiples of ten. Un sistema de medidas basado en múltiplos. Show Definition

The amount of space an ingredient takes up. volume volumen The amount of space an ingredient takes up. La cantidad de espacio que un ingrediente ocupa. Show Definition

The heaviness of an ingredient. La densidad de un ingrediente. weight peso The heaviness of an ingredient. La densidad de un ingrediente. Show Definition

equivalent equivalente Equal to. Igual a. Show Definition

Cocinar en altitudes mavores high-altitude cooking Adjusting a recipe for higher elevations. Adaptar la receta para elevaciones mas altas. Show Definition

omit omitir To leave out. Dejar fuera. Show Definition

compensate compensar Make up for. Igualar. Show Definition

End of Chapter 23 Using Recipes