If a recipe doesn't specify which kind of parsley to use, you may choose either one, though the flat-leaf type will add more pizazz.

Unfortunately, the recipe does not specify the amounts of each ingredient needed.

Most recipes specify scoring on the flat side, but the rounded side may be easier.

A recipe will generally specify which measurement is required.

Other recipes in the book work better than the crackle, but oddly many do not specify which type of squash to use.

Pour the caramel into the flan mold as the recipe specifies.

In fact, many recipes specify no more than cooking the sugar to a certain color, a judgment call.

For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish.

If the recipe does not specify fresh or dried, assume that it means fresh.

In the list of ingredients, the recipe specified two tablespoons of oil for the cooking.