A RECIPE is a collection of resources, and typically configures a software package or some piece of infrastructure. A cookbook groups together recipes and other information in a way that is more MANAGEABLE than having just recipes alone.

For example, in this lesson you used a template resource to manage your HTML HOME page from an external file. The recipe stated the CONFIGURATION policy for your web site, and the template file contained the data. You used a cookbook to package both parts up into a single unit that you can later deploy.

A recipe is a collection of resources, and typically configures a software package or some piece of infrastructure. A cookbook groups together recipes and other information in a way that is more manageable than having just recipes alone.

For example, in this lesson you used a template resource to manage your HTML home page from an external file. The recipe stated the configuration policy for your web site, and the template file contained the data. You used a cookbook to package both parts up into a single unit that you can later deploy.