diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ E-book publishing projects for generating fiction works, zines, documentation, a
 
 Write in markdown, compile beautiful pdfs, and ebooks.
 
+> to compile, create and edit markdown files in the project `inputs/` subdirectory and then just type `make` in the project directory.
+
 
 TEMPLATES:
 ----------
 
 * ebook-story book: short stories, fiction works, verse.
+* recipes: standalone recipe pages, should be able to include in book template in the future.
 * Upcoming:
     + seriousbook: nonfiction, technical documentation, etc.
     * pamphlets: short informative works.
     * flier-sm-poster: small poster (A4/letter) fliers or posters
     * menu: menus for foods, goods, services
-    * recipes: standalone recipes, should be able to include in book template in the future.
 
 REQUIREMENTS:
 -------------
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
     * Lipsum package to compile demos
 * perl5 (req'd by texlive-full)
 * pandoc
+* gnu make
 
 
 DEVELOPMENT MAP:
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ DEVELOPMENT MAP:
 * Identify templates for inclusion in project
 * Modify templates to follow editing conventions (markdown \includes, etc.)
 * get them working & then use githooks to streamline testing during development.
-* Begin work on makefiles `[/]`
+* Begin work on makefiles `[X]`
 * Begin work on other output formats using pandoc - ebook formats, html formats(will need css magics)
 
 
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@ TODO:
 -----
 
 * Define auxfiles directory and succeed in compiling pdf without losing aux files.
-* Makefile framework for projects
-* Change script md2pdf.sh to move .tex files to a different directory to compile from, isolate "*.md" files
+* Makefile framework for projects `[STARTED]`
+* ~~Change script md2pdf.sh to move .tex files to a different directory to compile from, isolate "*.md" files~~
+* Makefiles - standardize the kinds of targets, document default targets, etc.
+
 
diff --git a/recipes/Makefile b/recipes/Makefile
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+#Makefile for individual recipe pdfs using pandoc
+
+#some variable declarations
+# Directories for document inputs (markdown) and outputs (pdf) and pandoc template (tex)
+INPUTDIR = inputs
+OUTPUTDIR = outputs
+TEMPLATEDIR = templates
+
+# Program and option variables
+CC = pandoc
+PANTEMPLATE = $(TEMPLATEDIR)/recipe.tex#specifying template as variable for easier changing of templates.
+PANDOCFLAGS = -s --template="$(PANTEMPLATE)"
+
+MDS = $(wildcard $(INPUTDIR)/*.md)
+PDFS   = $(patsubst %.md,$(OUTPUTDIR)/%.pdf,$(notdir $(wildcard $(INPUTDIR)/*.md)))
+#PDFS = $(patsubst $(INPUTDIR),$(OUTPUTDIR),$(PDFS))
+#PDFS = $(wildcard $(OUTPUTDIR)/*.pdf)
+#PDFS   = $(patsubst %.md,%.md.pdf,$(MDS))
+#PDFS   = $(patsubst %.md,%.md.pdf,$(wildcard $(INPUTDIR)/*.md))
+# 
+.PHONY : clean test
+
+default : $(PDFS)
+#default : $(OUTPUTDIR)/%.pdf
+
+
+$(PDFS) : $(MDS)
+#$(OUTPUTDIR)/%.pdf : $(MDS)
+#	$(CC) $(PANDOCFLAGS) $< -o $(OUTPUTDIR)/$@ # 
+	$(CC) $(PANDOCFLAGS) $< -o $@ # 
+#	echo $(CC) $(PANDOCFLAGS) $< -o $@ # 
+
+
+all : clean $(PDFS)
+
+clean : 
+	@rm -f $(PDFS)
+
+
+test : 
+	echo $(CC) $(PANDOCFLAGS) $< -o $(OUTPUTDIR)/$@ # 
+	echo $(MDS)
+	echo $(PDFS)
diff --git a/recipes/README.md b/recipes/README.md
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+# TildePublishingUnlimited
+
+E-book publishing projects for generating fiction works, zines, documentation, and other things.
+
+Write in markdown, compile beautiful pdfs, and ebooks.
+
+> to compile, create and edit markdown files in the project `inputs/` subdirectory and then just type `make` in the project directory.
+
+
+## recipe single pages
+-------------------
+
+Standalone recipe pages, should be able to include in book template in the future.
+
+## Usage
+-----
+
+Write recipes according to the markdown examples provided in the `inputs/` subdirectory. Run `make` in this directory to compile PDFs which will go into the `outputs/` subdirectory.
+
+> recipe markdown example
+```
+---
+author: Jacques Pepinillo
+foodname: Banans Nut Sweetbreads
+prelim:
+    - Begin by preheating the oven to 350 $^o$F
+    - ...
+ingredient: 
+    - 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
+    - ...
+    - 1/2 small brain
+---
+
+The recipe source files are written in markdown with a yaml block header. The author,
+name(foodname), preparation steps(prelim), and ingredients list are listed in the
+yaml block above. Instructional prose is the main body of each recipe.
+\medskip
+
+Step by step instructions, making sure to refer to prelim and
+ingredients listed above. Separate paragraphs with this:
+\medskip
+
+The latex template (modified pandoc template) can be modified to change formatting
+and spacing, and to specify new variables that can then be included in the yaml block
+above.
+
+Page dimensions and some other variables can be set by modifying the flags that are
+passed to `pandoc` in the Makefile.
+
+
+```
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-#!/bin/bash
-pandoc -s --template="recipe.tex" -o banans.md.pdf banans.md
-# adapt to process each markdown file into a standalone pdf recipe page by using $1 in script, and find to run script on each?
diff --git a/recipes/banans.md b/recipes/inputs/banans.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-author: Jacques Pepin
+author: Jacques Pepinillo
 foodname: Banans Nut Sweetbreads
 prelim:
     - Begin by preheating the oven to 350 $^o$F
diff --git a/recipes/inputs/carrotcake.md b/recipes/inputs/carrotcake.md
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+---
+author: Cookie Baker
+foodname: Carrot Cake
+prelim:
+    - Begin by preheating the oven to 350 $^o$F
+    - chill 1lb of peeled carrots
+    - allow eggs to reach room temp
+    - allow butter to reach room temp
+ingredient: 
+    - 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
+    - 1 cup sugar
+    - 3 large eggs room temp
+    - 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
+    - 1 teaspoon baking soda
+    - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
+    - 1 teaspoon salt
+    - 1 pound of peeled carrots
+    - 1/2 cup of sour cream
+    - 1 teaspoon vanilla
+---
+
+Begin by grating chilled peeled carrots over a large cutting board. Place grated carrots in a large collander to drain for 1 hour. Reserve liquid.
+\medskip
+
+In a large bowl, mix together cream, butter, and sugar at medium speed. Add in eggs one at a time until well incorporated.
+\medskip
+
+In two sperate bowls, sift, and then mix the remaining  dry ingredients in one bowl, and all the remaining wet ingredients into the other. 
+\medskip
+Begin mixing contents from dry and wet bowls into the butter and sugar mixture. Make sure to alternate starting with contents from the bowl containing dry ingredients. Do not over-mix. Fold in drained grated carrots.
+
+\medskip
+ 
+Place dough in a buttered, 9x5 loaf pan and bake for 1-1.25 hours. 
+\medskip
+Enoy chilled carrot liquor drink.
+
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