The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recipe \Rec"i*pe\ (r[e^]s"[i^]*p[-e]), n.; pl. Recipes
   (r[e^]s"[i^]*p[=e]z). [L., imperative of recipere to take
   back, take in, receive. See Receive.]
   A formulary or prescription for making some combination,
   mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt.
   [1913 Webster]

   2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic]
      [1913 Webster]

   3. a set of directions for preparing food from its
      ingredients.
      [PJC]

   4. a method or procedure for accomplishing a goal by defined
      steps; -- implying a high probability of achieving the
      goal; as, a recipe for success. Also used in a negative
      sense, as, a recipe for disaster.
      [PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recipe
    n 1: directions for making something [syn: recipe, formula]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

suspension
recipe

   In lazy evaluation, a suspension (or in Henderson's
   terminology, a "recipe") is a closure with a flag indicating
   whether the expression has been evaluated or not.  When the
   expression is evaluated the first time, this flag is set.
   Subsequent requests for the value of the expression will not
   attempt to re-evaluate it.

   (1995-02-06)