Cookbook Visuals
Cooking as a team
Measurem
ents
Recipe Basics
Brookland Trivia
100

_____ goes alongside a recipe to show what the finished dish should look like.

Picture/Photo

100

When everyone on a cooking team has a specific job — like chopper, stirrer, or cleaner — this is called dividing up the ___.

Roles

100

The abbreviation "tsp" stands for this common small unit of measurement used in cooking.

Teaspoon

100

The part of a recipe that lists every food item you need, along with how much of each.

Ingredients

100

What neighborhood is Brookland Middle School located in

Brookland!

200

The name of a dish, printed large and bold at the top of a recipe page so readers can find it easily.

Title

200


Before cooking begins, a good team reads through the entire recipe first. This is called reading ___ the recipe.

through

200

This measurement is bigger than a teaspoon and is abbreviated "tbsp."

Tablespoon

200

The numbered steps that tell you exactly what to do, in order, to make a dish.

Instructions

200

The school district that Brookland Middle School belongs to, serving students across Washington, DC.

DCPS

300

The consistent set of colors used throughout a cookbook to make it look unified and professional.

Color Palette 

300

The team member who speaks for the group, keeps everyone on track, and makes sure the recipe is followed correctly.

Leader

300

Recipes for baked goods like cakes and breads often use this unit, abbreviated "c."

Cup

300


This tells you how many people the recipe is designed to feed — also called the number of servings

Yield

300

The ward of Washington, DC that the Brookland neighborhood is located in.

Ward 5

400

The empty space on a page around text and images that keeps a design from feeling too crowded.

Whitespace

400

Good kitchen teams do this after cooking — they wipe down surfaces, wash dishes, and throw away trash.

Cleanup

400

When a recipe says to level off your measuring cup with a flat edge, this makes sure you have an ___ amount.

Exact

400

The short intro paragraph at the top of a recipe that shares the story or inspiration behind the dish.

Headnote

400

This famous university, known for its large dome and Catholic roots, is located right in the Brookland neighborhood.

Catholic

500

The overall arrangement of text, images, and space on a cookbook page — what goes where.

Layout

500

This French kitchen term means "everything in its place" — having all your ingredients prepped and ready before you start cooking.


Mise-en-place

500


This term describes cutting a recipe in half — making fewer servings than the original recipe calls for.

Halving

500

The total time it takes from start to finish to make a recipe, including both prep and cooking time.

Total

500

What does SEM stand for?

Schoolwide Enrichment Model