Policy

Cookbook | Recipes

This page describes policies for pages in the Cookbook. It is a "living document" so it will change over time to reflect the standards created by Cookbook contributors.

Recipe Policy

Each recipe requires a title, followed by at least two notable references and then a sentence or two describing the recipe. Recipe pages should not contain the history of a recipe or any other editorials. After the description, the list of ingredients must be shown followed by the instructions. Links to ingredients should be links to the page on Wikipedia not a local version. Next should be links to the recipes of notable variations with a quick summary of each variation. This is then followed by the references, a link to the relevant Wikipedia pages and then External Links.

Generally speaking, for a given food, there should be only one recipe per locale per language and the recipe need to be self-contained. Exceptions include variations where an ingredient is optional or substituted but the instructions and other portions remain exactly the same as the original recipes.

Recipe Formatting

Recipes should be formatted according to the recipe template.

Pages needing work

Pages which need work should be tagged with the {{cookwork}} template, and will appear in Category:Cookbook pages needing work. When a recipe has been sufficiently improved, the template should be removed.

Naming Conventions

Cookbook Pages

Case

The de-facto naming convention for Cookbook pages is title case.

Name

Recipes should be named according to their traditional name, their origin, or their ingredients. Avoid naming recipes for people, unless it is a well-known recipe by that name.

Recipes with a non-English name that have a common English name should be named with their common English name. For example, the primary name for Cookbook:Khaeng Keaw Wan should be Cookbook:Thai Green Curry. If necessary or desired a redirect from the name in the original language can be created. In cases where the non-English name is the common name, that name should be used, as in Cookbook:Huevos Rancheros.

Recipes names with special characters (diacritics, etc) should be primarily spelled with simple ASCII characters and a redirect should be created with the special characters included.

Special Diets

Recipes for a special diet which are substantially adjusted variations of a normal recipe should be denoted by the diet name in parentheses after the name of the recipe. A vegan variation of Cookbook:Chili would be Cookbook:Chili (Vegan); a gluten-free variation of Cookbook:Brownie would be Cookbook:Brownies (Gluten-Free); a lactose-free variation of Cookbook:Milkshake would be Cookbook:Milkshake (Lactose-Free). Recipes which adhere to a special diet, but are not variations for that specific diet should not be named in this fashion; instead only the appropriate category should be added. Trivial variations should be listed on the recipe page itself.

Duplicate Recipes and Disambiguation Pages

When there is more than one recipe for a single type of food, there are several ways to resolve the situation:

1. If one recipe is of poor quality, delete it.
2. If one recipe can be expressed as a variation upon the other, include it in the variations section and delete the original.
3. If the recipes can be merged into a single recipe, merge them and delete the originals.
4. Create a disambiguation page for the 'abstract' type of food (using the {{cookdp}} template as a header) and give each recipe a unique name.

In the last case, the distinguishing name should be as descriptive of the unique qualities of the recipe as possible. For example, a disambiguation page is Cookbook:Lasagne which links to Cookbook:Traditional Lasagne, Cookbook:Ricotta Lasagne, and Cookbook:Lasagne with bean sauce. If there is not an appropriately descriptive way to distinguish the recipes, roman numerals should be used, as in Cookbook:Hummus I.

Cookbook Categories

Cookbook-related categories are not entirely standardized, but these generally seem to be in the "normal" wikipedia form of capitalized first letter, lowercased first letter elsewhere (except with proper nouns).

For recipe categorization by ingredient, origin, diet, meal type, and recipe type classifications there is a tendency to use the "___ recipes" format e.g.:

• Category:Egg recipes (by ingredient)
• Category:Italian recipes (by origin)
• Category:Vegan recipes (by diet)
• Category:Cake recipes (by recipe type)
• Category:Dessert recipes (by meal type)

For ingredient categorization, a plural form is generally used, e.g.:

• Category:Fats and oils
• Category:Cheese

Featured Recipe and Ingredient

The featured recipe and ingredient should be chosen to highlight the potential of the Cookbook. They should therefore be well written and wikified. In addition, the featured recipe should:

• have a picture of the finished recipe (if possible)
• follow the recipe template
• have a recipe summary (see template above)
• have proper categories (by ingredient, diet, region, etc as appropriate)
• be an entire food item (i.e. not a component as in pie crust, sauces)

The featured ingredient should:

• have a picture of the ingredient
• have proper categories (by ingredient, diet, region, etc as appropriate)

The featured recipe and ingredient should be updated as frequently as once per week.

Selection

Cookbook contributors and users should tag worthy modules with Category:Featured recipe candidate or Category:Featured ingredient candidate.

Procedure

• Edit Template:Featured recipe or Template:Featured ingredient.
• Purge the cache of the main cookbook page, by clicking here. This which will allow non-logged in users to see the change.
• Add Category:Featured recipes or Category:Featured ingredients to the featured item.

Available Cookbook-Related Templates

See also Category:Cookbook templates

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{cooknav}}	Cookbook | Recipes	Top of Page
{{recipe}}	note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Recipes	Top of Page, instead of {{cooknav}}
{{ingredient}}		Ingredients note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Ingredients	Top of Page
{{equipment}}		Equipment note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Equipment	Top of Page
{{unit}}		Units of measurement note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Units of measurement	Top of Page
{{technique}}		Cooking techniques note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cooking techniques	Top of Page
{{diet}}		Special Diets note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Diets	Top of Page
{{seafood}}		Ingredients | Seafood note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Seafood	Top of Page
{{meat}}		Ingredients | Meat and poultry note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Meat and poultry	Top of Page
{{cheese}}		Ingredients | Cheese note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cheeses	Top of Page
{{fruit}}		Ingredients | Fruit note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Fruits	Top of Page
{{vegetable}}		Ingredients | Vegetable note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Vegetables	Top of Page
{{nut}}		Ingredients | Nuts and Seeds note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Nuts and seeds	Top of Page
{{seed}}		Ingredients | Nuts and Seeds note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Nuts and seeds	Top of Page
{{cereal}}		Ingredients | Cereal Grain note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cereals	Top of Page
{{herb}}		Ingredients | Spices and herbs note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Herbs and Spices	Top of Page
{{spice}}		Ingredients | Spices and herbs note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Herbs and Spices	Top of Page
{{Recipesummary| |Category=Dessert recipes |Servings=1-2 |Energy=100 Cal (400 kJ) |Time=30 minutes |Difficulty=Medium, requires specific tools |Rating=3 |Image=[[Image:Hamburger_sandwich.jpg|300px]] }}	Policy Category: Dessert recipes Servings: 1-2 Energy: 100 Cal (400 kJ) Time: 30 minutes Difficulty:	Top of Page, above {{cooknav}} or {{recipe}}
{{recipesummary|Dessert recipes|1-2|30 minutes|3|[[Image:Hamburger_sandwich.jpg|300px]]|100 Cal (400 kJ)}}	Policy Category: Dessert recipes Servings: 1-2 Energy: 100 Cal (400 kJ) Time: 30 minutes Difficulty:	Top of Page, above {{cooknav}} or {{recipe}}
{{cookwork|Optional reason for work}}	This Cookbook page needs work. Please improve it. See the talk page for discussion regarding improvements. The following reason was given: Optional reason for work	Top of Page
{{cookstub}}	This Cookbook page is a stub. Please expand it.	Bottom of Page
{{1881}} Talk	This page incorporates text from the public domain 1881 Household Cyclopedia.	Bottom of Page
{{Oscookbook}} Talk	This page incorporates text from the Open Source Cookbook, which is under the GNU Free Documentation License.	Bottom of Page
{{Decameron}} Talk	This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook's Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes.	Bottom of Page
{{featured recipe}}	[[File:{{{cover}}}|x210px|center|link=Cookbook:{{{title}}}]] {{{desc}}}	Anywhere.
{{featured ingredient}}	Uncooked brown basmati rice Rice is the seed of a monocot plant Oryza sativa. As a cereal grain, it's the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the West Indies. It's one of world's three most produced grains along with wheat and maize (corn). More Ingredients »	Anywhere.
{{Nutrition Summary| |ServingSize=1/6 of recipe (300 g) |Servings=6 |Cals=128 |FatCals=31 |TotalFat=3 g |SatFat=2 g |Cholesterol=7 mg |Sodium=351 mg |Carbs=19 g |Fiber=3 g |Sugars=0 g |Protein=6 g |VitaminA=405% |VitaminC=15% |Calcium=8% |Iron=8% }}	NUTRITION FACTS: Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (300 g) Servings Per Recipe: 6 Amount per serving Calories 128 Calories from fat 31 Total Fat 3 g Saturated Fat 2 g Cholesterol 7 mg Sodium 351 mg Total Carbohydrates 19 g Dietary Fiber 3 g Sugars 0 g Protein 6 g Vitamin A 405% Vitamin C 15% Calcium 8% Iron 8%	Top of Page, after {{recipesummary}}, but before navigation
{{nutritionsummary|1/6 of recipe (300 g)|6|128|31|3 g|2 g|7 mg|351 mg|19 g|3 g|0 g|6 g|405%|15%|8%|8%}}	NUTRITION FACTS: Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (300 g) Servings Per Recipe: 6 Amount per serving Calories 128 Calories from fat 31 Total Fat 3 g Saturated Fat 2 g Cholesterol 7 mg Sodium 351 mg Total Carbohydrates 19 g Dietary Fiber 3 g Sugars 0 g Protein 6 g Vitamin A 405% Vitamin C 15% Calcium 8% Iron 8%	Top of Page, after {{recipesummary}}, but before navigation
{{Seasonality|Apricot|1|1|1|1|3|3|3|2|2|1|1|1}}	Seasonality tables|Autumn|Winter|Spring|Summer|All year Apricot Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec northern hemisphere southern hemisphere	Top of ´Seasonality´ paragraph.
{{Seasonality|Apricot|1|1|1|1|3|3|3|2|2|1|1|1|2|3|3|3|2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1}}	Seasonality tables|Autumn|Winter|Spring|Summer|All year Apricot Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec northern hemisphere southern hemisphere	Top of ´Seasonality´ paragraph.

Usage notes

1. {{Recipesummary}}:
   • All fields are optional, see Template:Recipesummary/Examples for examples on using this template.
   • The "Category" tries to resolve to an actual category, but does not include the recipe in that category.
   • Rating is between 1 and 5 inclusive.
2. {{nutritionsummary}} is shorthand for {{Nutrition Summary}}. Its arguments are in the order they are displayed.
3. {{Seasonality}}:
   • The numbers entered are 1,2 or 3 for each month. 1 means the ingredient is not in season, 2 means the ingredient is not at it´s best, but is grown by natural means and 3 means the ingredient is in season. These values are entered for the northern hemisphere. The values for the southern hemisphere are automatically rotated 6 months.
   • Should preferably be accomplished by a small paragraph explaining the details of the seasonality of the ingredient. The page should also:
     • be tagged with one or more of Category:Spring ingredients, Category:Summer ingredients, Category:Autumn ingredients, Category:Winter ingredients or Category:Ingredients available all year.
     • be added to the tables on the seasonality page.
4. {{SeasonalitySpec}} is used to enter the values for the southern hemisphere manually. The template has 24 number fields one per month per hemisphere, from Jan to Dec, northern hemisphere first.