diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d85d3e2..58513a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ for a good overview of what this is like to use.
 
 ## Demo Links
 
-- **[Tutorials (a.k.a. recipes)](https://github.com/scientific-python/executable-tutorials/tree/notebooks/docs/recipes)** are written in MyST Markdown.
-- They are published in **[Jupyter notebook](https://github.com/scientific-python/executable-tutorials/tree/notebooks/docs/recipes)** format, on the `notebooks` branch of this repo, which can be used in Colab, Binder, etc.
-- Executed examples are **[published](https://scientific-python.github.io/exeuctable-tutorials/)** on a GitHub Pages site.
+- **[Tutorials](https://github.com/scientific-python/executable-tutorials/tree/main/tutorials)** are written in MyST Markdown.
+- Tutorials can be easily edited as notebooks in JupyterLab.
+- Executed tutorials are **[published](https://scientific-python.github.io/exeuctable-tutorials/)** on a GitHub Pages site.
 - **[Jupyter Lite (beta)](https://scientific-python.github.io/executable-tutorials/jupyterlite/lab/index.html)** (works only on the basic executable example so far, missing dependencies for others)
 - **[Binder](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/scientific-python/executable-tutorials/notebooks)**
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for a good overview of what this is like to use.
 
 ## To Do
 
-- Test notebook execution _of changed recipes only_ in CI on PR.
+- Test execution _of changed tutorials only_ in CI on PR.
 - Set up devcontainer.
 - Add example with additional dependencies.
 
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index 930110f..19c36d0 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -15,18 +15,17 @@ git clone git@github.com:scientific-python/executable-tutorials
 
 ## Overview
 
-Each "recipe" is a directory under `docs/recipes/`. It may contain one or more
-Markdown (`.md`) files with a mixture of narrative text and code. Each recipe
+Each tutorial is a directory under `tutorials/`. It may contain one or more
+Markdown (`.md`) files with a mixture of narrative text and code. Each tutorial 
 directory may also contain supporting data files, scripts, illustrations,
 solutions to exercises, etc.
 
 ```none
-$ tree docs/
-docs/
+$ tree .
 ├── conf.py
 ├── contributing.md
 ├── index.md
-├── recipes
+├── tutorials
 │   ├── executable
 │   │   ├── basics.md
 │   ├── matplotlib
@@ -78,11 +77,11 @@ Open `build/html/index.html` in a web browser.
 pixi run jupyter lab
 ```
 
-In the file browser, locate one of the examples under `docs/recipes/`. Double
+In the file browser, locate one of the examples under `tutorials/`. Double
 click to open.
 
-Files like `docs/recipes/static/static.md` are plain Markdown files. Files like
-`docs/recipes/executable/basics.md` have a YAML header which enables the
+Files like `tutorials/static/static.md` are plain Markdown files. Files like
+`tutorials/executable/basics.md` have a YAML header which enables the
 documentation build system to convert them to Jupyter notebooks and execute
 them:
 
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ The script `test.sh` runs files with executable code from top to bottom and
 prints any unexpected tracebacks.
 
 ```
-pixi run ./test.sh docs/recipes/executable/basics.md
+pixi run ./test.sh tutorials/executable/basics.md
 ```
 
 `````{note}
@@ -159,5 +158,4 @@ Once changes are merged to the `main` branch, the GitHub Actions [Publish workfl
   where users need to be handed Jupyter Notebook files directly, such as Google
   Colab.
 
-[notebooks-branch]: https://github.com/scientific-python/executable-tutorials/tree/notebooks/docs/recipes
 [Publish workflow]: https://github.com/scientific-python/executable-tutorials/actions/workflows/cd.yml
diff --git a/docs/recipes/executable/basics.md b/tutorials/executable/basics.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/recipes/executable/basics.md
rename to tutorials/executable/basics.md
diff --git a/docs/recipes/matplotlib/interactive_mpl.md b/tutorials/matplotlib/interactive_mpl.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/recipes/matplotlib/interactive_mpl.md
rename to tutorials/matplotlib/interactive_mpl.md
diff --git a/docs/recipes/matplotlib/static_mpl.md b/tutorials/matplotlib/static_mpl.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/recipes/matplotlib/static_mpl.md
rename to tutorials/matplotlib/static_mpl.md
diff --git a/docs/recipes/static/nsls2-aerial.jpg b/tutorials/static/nsls2-aerial.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/recipes/static/nsls2-aerial.jpg
rename to tutorials/static/nsls2-aerial.jpg
diff --git a/docs/recipes/static/static.md b/tutorials/static/static.md
similarity index 86%
rename from docs/recipes/static/static.md
rename to tutorials/static/static.md
index dcd4359..ba81d3a 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/static/static.md
+++ b/tutorials/static/static.md
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ class Thing:
 thing = Thing(3)
 ```
 
-Here is an image that is bundled with the recipe.
+Here is an image that is bundled with the tutorial.
 
 ![Aerial photo on NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory](./nsls2-aerial.jpg)