Cooking by twecipe

Chefs and home cooks are putting 140-character recipes on Twitter, but you might need to know the lingo to use them.

Wed, Aug 19 2009 at 10:01 AM

Related Topics:

Organic Cooking, Recipes, Twitter

I was turned on to twecipes by @chefmarksmith on Twitter. Twecipes are recipes given in 140 characters or less. That’s it -- an entire recipe in the length of a sentence or two. Challenging, but fun.

Here’s a sampling of twecipes I found on Twitter.

Melitzanosalata: Greece. Broil med eggplant black; peel. Beat w dash salt/clv garlic; slowly+4T olvoil/3T wine vinegar. Chill2h. Srv w pita. @cookbook
Fruit Salad - Toss 1pt raspberries + blueberries 1/2lb pitted bing cherries 2 oranges sectioned 2T grappa refreshing for a hot day! @marthastewart (Yes, THE Martha Stewart embracing the twecipe)
Dice potatoes+and fry lightly w'sage.When crisped add more sage+h'made tomato sauce (prev twecipe).W' chorizo picante+steamed green beans. @CookingforBoys
saute 2/3 onions in butter, add garlic, add large aub (or2),add 400g chopped toms, veg stock, 400g kidney beans simmer 40min @betsybeth

Would you be able to decipher and create these recipes? If not, thanks to The Lunch Box Bunch, I was able to find some of the abbreviations that people have started using in twecipes.

Cup = C (example 2 1/2 cups would be 2.5C in twecipe lingo)

Dash of salt and pepper = dshS&P

Vegan = vgn

Extra virgin olive oil = evOO or xvOO

Banana = bana

Grate = gr8

Bake at 350 degrees = Bke350

Chill in the refrigerator for about an hour = N fridg 4 +/-1hr 

There are more lingo tips on The Lunch Box Bunch site.

Why cook by twecipe when you can get an entire, detailed recipe from a food site or a cookbook? For the fun of it.

Do you have any experience with twecipes? Have you cooked by one? Do you know of a Twitter user who tweets twecipes? Let us know in the comments, please.

The opinions expressed by MNN Bloggers and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of MNN.com. While we have reviewed their content to make sure it complies with our Terms and Conditions, MNN is not responsible for the accuracy of any of their information.

Previous Post
Are small dairy farms doomed?

Next Post
Free fair trade candy for Halloween