What is Cooking By The Book?
1.
you know you can't be lazy!
never use a messy recipe,
the cake will end up crazy.
If you do the cooking by the book, then you'll have a cake!
cooking by the book makes for a pretty cake!
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2.
A female under the age of 18, therfore, off limits to those adults who might be interested in her sexually. (in reference to the internet sensation 'cooking by the book mashup' featuring rapper lil Jon and children's televison show Lazy Town)
Man, that girl is hot, too bad she's cooking by the book.
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