The term FOLLOWS A RECIPE DIRECTION can be broken down into three crossword solutions: WARMS (5 letters), STIRS (5 letters), and ADDS (4 letters). This phrase is commonly used when preparing food, as it implies that the cook is following a recipe and its instructions. Warming an ingredient usually involves heating it up, stirring is a motion of circularly moving a spoon or other utensil in a bowl or pot, and adding is the act of putting an ingredient into a mixture.