Cross-References

Cross-references let recipes share steps or link to each other. They’re useful when one recipe is a component of another.

Embedding a recipe

To pull another recipe’s steps inline, use > @[Recipe Title] on its own line inside a step:

## Make the sauce.

> @[Simple Tomato Sauce]

## Cook the pasta.

- Spaghetti, 400 g

When the recipe is rendered, the referenced recipe’s steps are embedded exactly as if they were written inline. Grocery quantities from embedded steps are included in the shopping list.

Multipliers and prep notes

You can scale an embedded recipe and add a note:

> @[Pizza Dough], 2: Make a double batch.

The , 2 multiplies the embedded recipe’s quantities by 2. The text after the colon is a prep note that appears alongside the embedded steps. Both are optional — you can use just a multiplier or just a prep note.

Linking to a recipe

To insert a clickable link without embedding, use @[Recipe Title] in normal prose — in step text or in the footer:

This pairs well with @[Simple Salad].

This renders as a link to that recipe. No steps are pulled in.

If the referenced recipe is deleted

A broken reference appears with a notice in place of the embedded steps. The recipe still works otherwise. Fix it by updating the recipe text to remove or correct the reference.

Recipe titles must match exactly

The title in @[...] must match the referenced recipe’s title exactly, including capitalization. If a recipe is renamed, update any cross-references that point to it.