dianekinney

// Loop recipes and cooking posts
	$recipe_args = array(
		'post_type' => array( 'recipe' ),
		'post_status'     => 'publish',
		'posts_per_page' => 4,
		'fields' => 'ids', // Only fetch the post_ids here.
	);

	// Run the recipe query.
	$recipe_query = new WP_Query( $recipe_args);