recipe

noun5

1. •
   a written list of what to put in a dish and how to cook it, step by step
2. •
   Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
3. •
   A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.

   • His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.
4. •
   A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result.

   • Stepper recipes.
5. •
   (no longer used) A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.