diff --git a/source/recipes/env-var/main.adoc b/source/recipes/env-var/main.adoc
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+= Set an environment variable
+
+Ex: Set the value of the environment variable FOO to "`bar`"
+
+include::shell/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/source/recipes/haskell-local-deps/main.adoc b/source/recipes/haskell-local-deps/main.adoc
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+= Access to a Haskell package on your local computer, with interdependencies
+
+Ex: Access four Haskell packages
+(`pandoc-linear-table`, `pandoc-logic-proof`, `pandoc-columns` and `pandoc-maths-web`)
+that are on my hard drive.
+The fourth package depends on the first three to build.
+
+include::shell/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/source/recipes/haskell-local/main.adoc b/source/recipes/haskell-local/main.adoc
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+= Access to a Haskell package on your local computer
+
+Ex: Access three Haskell packages
+(`pandoc-linear-table`, `pandoc-logic-proof`, and `pandoc-columns`)
+that are on my hard drive.
+
+include::shell/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/source/recipes/haskell-nixpkg/shebang/main.adoc0 b/source/recipes/haskell-nixpkg/shebang/main.adoc0
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+= In a Haskell script
+
+[source,haskell,linenums]
+.Script
+....
+include::my-script.sh[]
+....
+
+.Output
+....
+$# ./my-script.sh
+....
+
diff --git a/source/recipes/main.adoc b/source/recipes/main.adoc
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+= Recipes
+
+This chapter provides examples of how to use Nix in a variety of scanarios.
+Multiple types of recipes are provided are provided for some scenarios;
+comparing the different recipes will help you better understand Nix.
+
+- An _"ad hoc" shell_
+is useful when you want to quickly create an environment
+for a one-off task.
+
+- A _traditional nix shell_
+is useful when you want to define an environment that you will
+use more than once.
+
+- _Nix flakes_
+are the recommended approach for development projects.
+
+- You can use `nix-shell` to run scripts in arbitrary languages, providing
+the necessary dependencies. This is particularly convenient for
+standalone scripts because you don’t need to create a repo and write a
+separate `flake.nix`.
+The script should start with two _"shebang"_ (`#!`) commands. The first
+should invoke `nix-shell`. The second should declares the script
+interpreter and any dependencies.
+
+
+include::nixpkgs-pkg/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::remote-git/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::remote-git-flake/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::haskell-nixpkg/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::haskell-local/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::haskell-local-deps/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::python-nixpkg/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::env-var/main.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/source/recipes/nixpkgs-pkg/main.adoc b/source/recipes/nixpkgs-pkg/main.adoc
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+= Access to a top-level package from the Nixpkgs/NixOS repo
+
+Ex: Access two packages from nixpkgs:
+hello and cowsay.
+
+include::cli/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::shell/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::shebang/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/source/recipes/python-nixpkg/main.adoc b/source/recipes/python-nixpkg/main.adoc
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+= Access to a Python library package in the nixpkgs repo (without using a Python builder)
+
+Occasionally you might want to run a short Python program that depends on a Python library,
+but you don't want to bother configuring a builder.
+
+Example: Access the `html_sanitizer` package from the `python3nnPackages` set in the nixpkgs repo.
+
+// TODO include::shell/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::shebang/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
diff --git a/source/recipes/remote-git-flake/main.adoc b/source/recipes/remote-git-flake/main.adoc
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+= Access to a flake defined in a remote git repo
+
+Ex: Access a flake called `hello-flake`,
+which is defined in a remote git repo on codeberg.
+To use a package from GitHub, GitLab, or any other public platform,
+modify the URL.
+
+include::shell/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/source/recipes/remote-git/main.adoc b/source/recipes/remote-git/main.adoc
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+= Access to a package defined in a remote git repo
+
+Ex: Access a package called `hello-nix`,
+which is defined in a remote git repo on codeberg.
+To use a package from GitHub, GitLab, or any other public platform,
+modify the URL.
+
+include::shell/main-generated.adoc[leveloffset=+1]