Best cooking recipes in Breath of the Wild?

depends what you need. hearty durian or hearty radish (or anything with hearty in the name) cooked on its own gives full hearts plus extra yellow ones, that's the one to carry into a boss. mighty bananas for attack, ironshrooms for defence, endura carrot for extra stamina wheel. the main rule is don't mix effect types in one dish, two different buffs cancel each other and you get a plain meal. also five of the same item makes the buff last longer than one