Creature Kitchen Recipe Guide - Stop Looking, Start Cooking

Whoever lived in this house before clearly had some opinions about where cooking instructions belong, because a good number of these recipes are hidden in places that make no sense at all.

Forty-three recipes are scattered across the property, and most of them follow a simple pattern: open a drawer, find a paper, move on. A handful don't play by those rules at all, and those are the ones that'll actually slow you down if you're chasing the Master Chef achievement. Worth sorting those out first before diving into the full list.

The Ones That'll Slow You Down

Recipe #12: The Gutter

This one earns its reputation. Recipe #12 isn't sitting in a box or a drawer anywhere. It comes from interacting with the Gutter Pipe outside, and it doesn't drop on a fixed schedule either, it's random. In-game rain seems to speed things along noticeably, so if the weather's clear and nothing's happening, that's normal. Just keep shaking the pipe until it gives something up. I'll admit this is the one that had me questioning my patience.

Recipe #20: The Calendar Box

A locked box sits in the Living Room, and there's no need to guess your way through it. The code lines up with the dates marked on the calendar elsewhere in the house, and if skipping straight to the answer sounds appealing, it's 1-4-7-9.

Recipe #43: The Mistake

This is the only recipe that isn't found so much as earned through failure. Burning something on the stove or tossing trash into a bowl until it becomes an inedible mess is what unlocks it. The game takes pity on a truly terrible dish and hands over the recipe as a reward, which is a nice little touch honestly.

The Full Location List

Here's everything else, numbered and ready to check off one by one.

Recipe #	Location / Solution
01	Starter recipe. You get this just by booting up the game.
02	Inside the Starter Chest during the tutorial.
03	Inside the Fuse Box on the wall.
04	Garden table. Look for the "Cup of Joe" sign and place a brew there.
05	Round table marked in white. Requires a nearby trinket to solve.
06	Hanging on the Wall of Mugs, left side.
07	Near or inside the cereal boxes in the pantry.
08	Floating inside the kitchen sink.
09	Random kitchen drawer. Just keep opening them until you find it.
10	Inside the cabinet directly under the sink.
11	Bathroom. Look on top of the towel rack.
12	Missable. Go outside and shake the Gutter Pipe repeatedly. Easier during rain.
13	Inside the toolbox.
14	By the river outside. Look for the frog and picnic setup.
15	On top of a high kitchen cabinet.
16	Bathroom. Under a stack of towels.
17	Behind the toilet paper roll.
18	Under a soil bag in the garden or shed area.
19	Behind the shed door.
20	Calendar Box in the Living Room. Code: 1-4-7-9.
21	Inside a flower pot located in a dark corner.
22	Crawl underneath the wooden table.
23	Gem Puzzle. Find 3 gems in the room to unlock.
24	Fireplace mantle. Solve the Globe Puzzle.
25	Inside the fridge or pantry cheese shelf.
26	Sitting on the bedroom floor.
27	Behind the bathroom mirror.
28	Moth room. Check the notes.
29	Bookshelf. Hidden behind the gray books.
30	Starter recipe, likely Pizza.
31	Inside the safe. Follow the pattern to the left to open.
32	Living Room. Couch cushions.
33	Find the plate with a red arrow.
34	Inside the candlelit desk.
35	Owl Puzzle on the wall, the bird and tree painting.
36	Moth room clock. Use the radio weather forecast to solve it.
37	Hidden under a chocolate bar.
38	On top of a precarious box.
39	Under the bed frame.
40	Inside the freezer.
41	Bedroom desk.
42	Shelf with purple light.
43	"The Mistake." Fail a dish by burning it or mixing trash.

Once every number on that list has a checkmark next to it, Master Chef is basically already in the bag, and the only thing left to sort out is which of these 43 dishes actually gets served to which creature.