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Why is it "de" and not "des" if the items are plural?
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Because the adjective is in front of the noun.
- "des recettes nouvelles" but "de nouvelles recettes"
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How come it's not neuves? Since she writes (not copies) the recipes.
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Something "neuf/neuve" is just out of the factory, so "une recette" will not be described as "neuve".
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Hmm, if a writer is writing a book, not published yet, is he writing un neuf livre or un nouveau livre? It sounds like a writer writes un nouveau livre but a publisher publishes un neuf livre (first edition). Is that correct?
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"Un nouveau livre", for the same reason. The making of the book is not so much in printing it but rather in writing it.
So, yes, "un livre neuf" (never used/read) will be just out of the printing plant, even if it is the 12th edition and/or the writer died 2 centuries ago.
