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by pjmorris 4158 days ago
Julia Child built a career out of using recipes to teach reusable techniques, starting here [1] and culminating with [2]. In each of these books, she embeds what a software person would call a pattern in each 'master recipe', illustrates with a handful of variations, and offers suggestions of applications.

[1] 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' [2] 'The Way to Cook'