Consider this:
var query = from r in this._db.Recipes
where r.RecipesID == recipeID
select new { r.RecipesID, r.RecipesName };
var query = from r in this._dbConsider this:
var query = from r in this._db.Recipes
where r.RecipesID == recipeID
select new { r.RecipesID, r.RecipesName };
var query = from r in this._db