# Start creating your own recipe. Search for a desired title, making sure it is title case and starts with "Cookbook:".<ref name="wb-cb-mos">Cookbook:Manual of Style. (2024, July 21). ''Wikibooks''. Retrieved 15:10, January 17, 2025 from https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Manual_of_Style&oldid=4423405.</ref> Click on red link to create the page.[[Image:Wikibooks writing a recipe start.png|center]]
# Start creating your own recipe. Search for a desired title, making sure it is title case and starts with "Cookbook:".<ref name="wb-cb-mos">Cookbook:Manual of Style. (2024, July 21). ''Wikibooks''. Retrieved 15:10, January 17, 2025 from https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Manual_of_Style&oldid=4423405.</ref> Click on red link to create the page.[[Image:Wikibooks writing a recipe start.png|center]]
#* You may see a warning that you should not copy content from other copyrighted websites, including wikiHow. wikiHow is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0, which is incompatible with Wikibooks' CC-BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL.<ref name="wb-copy">Wikibooks:Copyrights. (2024, July 19). ''Wikibooks''. Retrieved 15:22, January 17, 2025 from https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Wikibooks:Copyrights&oldid=4422993.</ref>
#* You may see a warning that you should not copy content from other copyrighted websites, including wikiHow. wikiHow is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0, which is incompatible with Wikibooks' CC-BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL.<ref name="wb-copy">Wikibooks:Copyrights. (2024, July 19). ''Wikibooks''. Retrieved 15:22, January 17, 2025 from https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Wikibooks:Copyrights&oldid=4422993.</ref>
# Add templates
# Add templates to top of the recipe. This will help people check the number of servings, the difficulty, and the time needed to make the recipe.[[Image:Wikibooks writing a recipe 1.png|center]]
#* Add <nowiki>{{Recipe summary}}</nowiki> followed by <nowiki>{{Recipe}}</nowiki> to top of the page.<ref name="wb-cb-rt">Cookbook:Policy/Recipe template. (2024, November 19). ''Wikibooks''. Retrieved 15:29, January 17, 2025 from https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Policy/Recipe_template&oldid=4446017.</ref>
# Add an introduction to recipe. Introductions give people to summarize the recipe. It should have around 2-4 sentences.[[Image:Wikibooks writing a recipe 2.png|center]]
#* Make sure you bold the recipe in introduction, e.g. by using <code><nowiki>'''High-protein pancakes'''</nowiki></code>
#* Avoid first-person language to ensure neutral point-of-view.<ref name="wb-cb-rt" />
# Write out the ingredients. Start by writing a ingredient header (<code>== Ingredients ==</code>) and adding ingredients in bullet points.[[Image:Wikibooks writing a recipe 3.png|center]]
#* Add links to units and ingredients.
#* Add conversions if possible.
== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 15:59, 17 January 2025
Writing a recipe on Wikibooks can be a fun and exciting way to make a recipe, whether it can be an appetizer or a dessert.
Steps
Find an recipe on Wikibooks to check if it does exist. Search for an existing recipe and look through the results to see if the recipe exists. File:Wikibooks searching for a recipe.png
Cook your own recipe and write directions. Start by writing the ingredients you'll need for the recipe and cook. As you follow, write the procedure for each step. File:Cook Step 1 Version 2.jpg
Alternatively, research an existing recipe, whether online or through cookbooks.
Start creating your own recipe. Search for a desired title, making sure it is title case and starts with "Cookbook:".[1] Click on red link to create the page.File:Wikibooks writing a recipe start.png
You may see a warning that you should not copy content from other copyrighted websites, including wikiHow. wikiHow is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0, which is incompatible with Wikibooks' CC-BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL.[2]
Add templates to top of the recipe. This will help people check the number of servings, the difficulty, and the time needed to make the recipe.File:Wikibooks writing a recipe 1.png
Add {{Recipe summary}} followed by {{Recipe}} to top of the page.[3]
Add an introduction to recipe. Introductions give people to summarize the recipe. It should have around 2-4 sentences.File:Wikibooks writing a recipe 2.png
Make sure you bold the recipe in introduction, e.g. by using '''High-protein pancakes'''
Avoid first-person language to ensure neutral point-of-view.[3]
Write out the ingredients. Start by writing a ingredient header (== Ingredients ==) and adding ingredients in bullet points.File:Wikibooks writing a recipe 3.png
