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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 1d

Looks really neat! Love it

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Cabra @cabra.su · 1d

Now my blog has recipes thanks to @cooklang.bsky.social

blog.cabra.su/recipes/

(not many thanks to me)

Really neat markup language.

Receitas

Welcome to my blog

blog.cabra.su

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 5d

Oops, broken link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwas...

Dishwasher salmon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 5d

Goal: Build a sustainable alternative to ad-driven recipe sites. Community-curated, not algorithm-driven.

Try it: recipes.cooklang.org
Contribute: github.com/cooklang/federation
Read more: cooklang.org/blog/13-the-...

Questions welcome! 👨‍🍳

Search Recipes - Cooklang Federation

recipes.cooklang.org

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 5d

This is also the 4-year anniversary of Cooklang! Started with a simple spec, now it's an ecosystem:

• Parser libraries (Rust, JS, TS)
• CLI tools
• iOS/Android apps
• Editor extensions
• 30+ repos on GitHub

And now: the federation ✨

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 5d

Currently indexing:
• 60+ active feeds
• 3,500+ recipes
• Growing daily

All open source, decentralized, community-governed via PRs.

Draft spec: github.com/cooklang/fed...

Search Recipes - Cooklang Federation

recipes.cooklang.org

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 5d

Recipes are written in Cooklang—a simple markup language:

```
Add @bacon{200%g} to a pan and fry.
Add @onions{2} and cook until soft.
Mix in @tomatoes{400%g} and simmer for ~{15%min}.
```

Human-readable, machine-parseable. Your recipes in plain text = full control.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 5d

How it works:

• You host recipes on your domain/GitHub
• Federation indexes them (GitOps approach)
• Everyone can search across all recipes
• No ads, no tracking, no platform lock-in

Think "GitHub Pages for recipes" or "RSS reader meets recipe search"

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 5d

The "Dishwasher Salmon Problem": Recipe sites modify recipes for SEO, creating an arms race that produces worse content (yes, dishwasher salmon is real: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwashe…).

I built a solution: Cooklang Federation—a decentralized search for community recipes

�� recipes.cooklang.o.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwashe…

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 29d

Copper pans. Lovely, shiny, expensive.
But also: high-maintenance divas.
Like keeping a racehorse in your kitchen.
You polish them more than you cook with them.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 29d

Do not “shock” a hot pan with cold water.
That’s not “cleaning.”
That’s thermal warfare.
One day the pan will snap in half and take you with it.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 29d

Cast iron pans.
These are not pans.
They are family heirlooms that weigh as much as a Ford Fiesta.
You don’t wash them with soap.
You “season” them. Which is just code for: rub it with oil and pray.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 29d

If it’s non-stick, don’t use metal utensils.
Yes, it feels manly to scrape around with a fork.
But you’re basically tattooing the words “I AM A MORON” into your Teflon.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 29d

First rule: stop putting them in the dishwasher.
Your pan isn’t a sock.
It’s not going to emerge from a hot jet wash feeling “refreshed.”
It’ll come out looking like it’s been through divorce proceedings.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · 29d

Right. Frying pan care.
You’re doing it wrong. A thread 🧵

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 27

Thanks for suggesting, I added some visuals now

Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 26

Not yet, but I will accept PR if someone implements it.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 25

Release → github.com/cooklang/coo...
Script → github.com/cooklang/coo...

Release v0.18.0 · cooklang/cookcli

0.18.0 (2025-09-24) Features output latex format (9930d99) output schema.org format (c3beec7)

github.com

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 25

I know, I'm a bit old-school… maybe more than a bit 😅
cookcli now outputs recipes in LaTeX!

Turn your Cooklang files into actual cookbooks: ⤵️

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 23

Update CookCLI → run cook seed → start with 5 items you always forget.

The goal isn’t tracking everything. It’s cooking more, wasting less, and not being shouted at by future-you.
👉 github.com/cooklang/Coo...

GitHub - cooklang/cookcli: CLI + embedded web-server to work with Cooklang recipes

CLI + embedded web-server to work with Cooklang recipes - cooklang/cookcli

github.com

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 23

Prefer terminals? Use the CLI.

pPrefer phones? There’s a pantry web page if you run cook server.

My household uses both. One fridge, zero arguments.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 23

New cook pantry commands:
expiring → what’s about to die
depleted → what to buy
recipes → what you can actually cook tonight

All JSON-friendly, so yes, it can ping your Slack when milk runs out.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 23

I recently opened my fridge and found three tubs of yogurt. None bought intentionally. One had expired in 2024.
CookCLI now has Pantry Inventory. It exists so you don’t live like me.

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 10

Good point! Noted! Thanks

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Cooklang (Alexey) @cooklang.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎉 Big updates at cooklang.org!
✨ Fresh new look
📚 Expanded documentation
🍳 Making recipe markup even better

Check out what's new and let us know what you think!

Cooklang: recipe markup language

cooklang.org

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