Cookbook:Policy

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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. For specific questions on contributing to the cookbook, see Cookbook:FAQ.

Style

For the cookbook's stylistic and formatting conventions, please see Cookbook:Manual of Style.

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.

Featured Recipe and Ingredient

First, please know and understand, the 'Featured recipe' and 'Featured ingredient' categories are actually just repositories for links to the complete versions of recipes and ingredients that either:

• are currently in the rotation to be displayed on the main Cookbook page; or
• may have formerly been in the rotation to be displayed on the main Cookbook page, but are now 'retired'.

Adding a Featured recipe or Featured ingredient category tag to a recipe does not, by any means, put that recipe or ingredient on the current list of recipes or ingredients that can be displayed on the main Cookbook page.

Selection

Cookbook contributors and users who would like to suggest that a particular recipe or ingredient be displayed on the main Cookbook page are welcome to tag worthy modules with Category:Featured recipe candidates or Category:Featured ingredient candidate.

'Featured recipes candidates' and 'Featured ingredients candidates' should be chosen to highlight the potential of the Cookbook. They should therefore be well written and wikified. In addition, each Featured recipe candidate 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)

And each Featured ingredient candidate should:

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

Procedure

To rotate the Featured recipe and the Featured ingredient shown on the main Cookbook page click here. This will allow you, and everyone throughout the world who accesses the main Cookbook page thereafter, to see a different, randomly selected, Featured recipe or Featured ingredient from the rotation.

Actually adding to the list of recipes or ingredients in the rotation of recipes and ingredients shown on the main cookbook page can be problematic:

• It is not presently possible to adjust the list of Featured recipes displayed on the main Cookbook page, primarily because the same rotation is also included in the main Wikimedia page and is carefully controlled for that reason.

• To add to the list of Featured ingredients displayed on the main Cookbook page see Template:Featured ingredient. To prepare you in advance, it requires a bit of programming knowledge, a previously researched candidate, the name of an image, ready to cut and paste, the prior composition of a suitable one sentence summary, and several other steps to be successful.

Available Cookbook-Related Templates

See also Category:Cookbook templates

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{cooknav}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages	Top of Page
{{recipe}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Recipes note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Recipes	Top of Page, instead of {{cooknav}}
{{ingredient}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Ingredients	Top of Page
{{unit}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Units of measurement note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cookbook/Units of measurement	Top of Page
{{technique}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Cooking techniques note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cooking techniques	Top of Page
{{diet}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Special diets note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Diets	Top of Page
{{cookbook help page}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Help pages note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cookbook/Help pages	Top of Page
{{cookbook special page}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Special pages note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cookbook/Special pages	Top of Page
{{cereal}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Cereal Grain note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cereals	Top of Page
{{cheese}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Cheese note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cheeses	Top of Page
{{fruit}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Fruit note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Fruits	Top of Page
{{herb}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Spices and herbs note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Herbs and spices	Top of Page
{{meat}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Meat and poultry note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Meat and poultry	Top of Page
{{nut}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Nuts and Seeds note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Nuts and seeds	Top of Page
{{seafood}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Seafood note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Seafood	Top of Page
{{seed}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Nuts and Seeds note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Nuts and seeds	Top of Page
{{spice}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Spices and herbs note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Herbs and spices	Top of Page
{{vegetable}}	Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Ingredients | Vegetables note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Vegetables	Top of Page
{{Recipesummary| |Category = Dessert recipes |Servings = 1-2 |Energy = 100 Cal (400 kJ) |Time = 30 minutes |Difficulty = 3 |Note = Requires specific tools |Image = [[Image:Hamburger_sandwich.jpg|300px]] }}	Policy Category Dessert recipes Servings 1-2 Energy 100 Cal (400 kJ) Time 30 minutes Difficulty Note Requires specific tools	Top of Page, above {{cooknav}} or {{recipe}}
{{recipesummary|Dessert recipes|1-2|30 minutes|3|[[Image:Hamburger_sandwich.jpg|300px]]|100 Cal (400 kJ)|Requires specific tools}}	Policy Category Dessert recipes Servings 1-2 Energy 100 Cal (400 kJ) Time 30 minutes Difficulty Note 100 Cal (400 kJ)	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	See template for text	Bottom of Page
{{Oscookbook}} Talk	See template for text	Bottom of Page
{{Decameron}} Talk	See template for text	Bottom of Page
{{featured recipe}}	[[File:{{{cover}}}|x210px|center|link=Cookbook:{{{title}}}]] {{{desc}}}	Anywhere.
{{featured ingredient}}	[[File:{{{cover}}}|x210px|center|link=Cookbook:{{{title}}}]] {{{desc}}}	Anywhere.
{{Nutrition summary new |servings =4 |servingsize =1 cup (227g) |totalfat =9 |saturatedfat =4.5 |transfat =0 |cholesterol =35 |sodium =850 |carbohydrates =34 |dietaryfiber =4 |totalsugars =6 |addedsugars =0 |protein =15 |vitamind =0 |calcium =320 |iron =1.6 |potassium =510 }}	Nutrition Facts 4 servings per recipe Serving size 1 cup (227g) Amount per serving Calories 277 % Daily Value* Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 4.5g 23% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 35mg 12% Sodium 850mg 37% Total Carbohydrates 34g 12% Dietary Fiber 4g 14% Total Sugars 6g Includes 0g Added Sugars 0% Protein 15g 30% Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 320mg 25% Iron 1.6mg 9% Potassium 510mg 11% * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.	Top of Page, after {{recipesummary}}, but before navigation
{{Template:Nutrition summary new|4|1 cup (227g)|9|4.5|0|35|850|34|4|6|0|15|0|320|1.6|510}}	Nutrition Facts 4 servings per recipe Serving size 1 cup (227g) Amount per serving Calories 277 % Daily Value* Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 4.5g 23% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 35mg 12% Sodium 850mg 37% Total Carbohydrates 34g 12% Dietary Fiber 4g 14% Total Sugars 6g Includes 0g Added Sugars 0% Protein 15g 30% Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 320mg 25% Iron 1.6mg 9% Potassium 510mg 11% * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.	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:Recipe summary/doc#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.
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.