meaning - Recipe of/for a dish, the difference - English Language ...
2017年7月26日 · Recipe for" describes the end result of the recipe: "A recipe for mulled brandy." It is common even for native speakers to confuse the two usages. "A recipe of leeks, milk, salt and pepper yields leek soup." ... "A recipe for leek soup is: add leeks, milk, salt, and pepper to a pot and simmer." Of describes the ingredients. For describes the ...
word usage - Cook something from/after a recipe? - English …
2017年11月8日 · You usually "follow a recipe" Baking a cake isn't difficult - it's just a matter of following the recipe. I never follow recipes exactly when I cook - I just use them as rough guides. However, you can also "cook a recipe": Yesterday, I cooked the "Chicken doused in fresh coconut paste" recipe and it was incredibly tasty.
vocabulary - How formal is "Recipe for a disaster" - English …
2019年11月1日 · I wouldn't call it a "formal" phrase; however it is well-known, and widely used. It is used in newspapers, and not just downmarket tabloids - this article from credible business journal The Financial Times uses it in a headline.
Try this cake (out) - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2016年1月2日 · We might try out a cake recipe, but we would try the cake. Complicating matters, if a speaker in his mind is thinking "cake recipe" (of if the conversation is about cake recipes) he might say: I'm going to try out this cake. What he says is not exactly what he means. By "this cake", he means making this cake according to some recipe.
word usage - Receipt, reception and receiving - English Language ...
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countability - Which one to use, Much or Many? - English …
2016年5月18日 · B: How many onions does the recipe call for? A: One and a half large onions, so if you could buy two, that would be great. This is the more common usage. However, if you want a volume of onion, either chopped or prepared in some way, you would use "much". A: This recipe calls for a lot of chopped onion! B: How much onion does it need? A: Three ...
Is this sentence correct? "A lot of sugar have been added to the …
2017年2月14日 · Say the recipe called for confectioners sugar, brown sugar, granulated sugar, invert sugar and 10 other types of sugar. The sentence could be correct as "A lot of sugars have been added to the milk". I consider your answer correct, but wanted to point out that there is a case where "have" would be correct and "sugar" would need to be changed to ...
Is it correct to use the expression "I have also attached..." in an e ...
2016年2月1日 · "I have also attached the screenshot of the faculty list at University which I was on." It took me a while to figure out the meaning of the sentence (maybe because of prejudice, expecting badly mangled English, but maybe because it is unusual).
When to pronounce 'e'? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2013年2月4日 · recipe, simile, hyperbole; but such exceptions are very rare compared to the large number of words that follow the general guideline. Also, when words have endings such as -ple, -cle, and -dle, those letters typically form a syllable at the end, as in sample, icicle, and candle.
articles - "half of pound" or "half of a pound" or "half pound ...
2018年6月7日 · For example, if you're talking about a recipe that requires you to peel all the potatoes - the next step may talk about using "half of the pound of potatoes" to ensure you use those previously peeled, and not just any potatoes. Commonly though, you will find this usage split into two parts: Firstly, the entire quantity of the item is specified.