> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.practicemate.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create your first Recipe > Build a simple Recipe for active male patients aged 50 or older. In this guide, you will build a Recipe for: **Active male patients aged 50 or older.** It is a simple example, but it introduces the main pattern you will use again and again: choose a field, choose how to compare it, then choose the value. The screenshots in this guide are cropped to the Recipe area of the dashboard. They show the exact choices to make, without showing patient details. ## Before you start Open **Recipes** from the sidebar, then select **New Recipe**. PracticeMate first asks: **What kind of Recipe would you like to create?** You can describe the Recipe in plain English, or select **Open the full editor instead**. This guide uses the full editor so you can see exactly how the Recipe is built. The new Recipe screen asking what kind of Recipe to create, with an option to open the full editor. New Recipes include **Status is Active** and **Extraction Opt-Out is False** by default. Keep both filters for this example. After opening the full editor, you should see the two default patient filters: The Recipe Builder showing the default patient filters: Status is Active and Extraction Opt-Out is False. ## Add the age filter In the Patients section, select **Add Filter**. A new blank filter row appears under the default filters. In the first box, type **age**, then select **Age (Years)**. The field chooser filtered to age fields, with Age (Years) selected. In the second box, choose **is greater than or equal to**. The operator chooser showing is greater than or equal to. In the value box, enter **50**. The Recipe Builder showing Age (Years) is greater than or equal to 50. This means PracticeMate will include patients who are 50 or older. ## Add the sex filter Select **Add Filter** again, under the age filter. Select **Sex**. Choose **is**. Select **Male**. The value chooser showing Male as the selected Sex value. Your Recipe now reads as a set of patient filters: The Recipe Builder showing active patients who have not opted out, are aged 50 or older, and have Sex set to Male. ## Why the AND connectors matter The filters are joined with **AND**, which means a patient must match every line: * active * not opted out of extraction * age 50 or older * male If you changed one of these connectors to **OR**, the Recipe would become much broader. For this Recipe, leave the connectors as **AND**. Read the Recipe back before testing: > Find active patients who have not opted out of extraction, are aged 50 or older, and have Sex set to Male. ## Test the Recipe Select **Test** in the top right of the builder. PracticeMate will check the Recipe and show how many patients match. If the number looks unexpected, review the filters before saving. Testing is a quick safety check. It does not change patient records, and it does not save the Recipe. ## Save the Recipe When the test result looks sensible: Select the title at the top of the page and enter **Active male patients aged 50+**. Select **Save**. You have built your first PracticeMate Recipe. Saving also creates the first version of the Recipe. If you edit and save the Recipe again later, PracticeMate adds another version to its Version history. You can open **Version history** from the **...** menu on the Recipes page. It lets you look back at earlier saved versions and restore one if your team needs to return to it. ## What you learned You used: * the default active-patient filters * a number field, **Age (Years)** * a list field, **Sex** * the **is greater than or equal to** operator * the **is** operator * **AND** connectors * **Test** and **Save** * **Version history** as a way to return to earlier saved work Next, you will add an ingredient to find patients with [three or more visits in the last two years](/recipes/frequent-visits).