$('.mixingroom-impatient a').live('click', function(){
  var listItems = getAllRecipes();
  console.log(listItems);
});

function getAllRecipes() {
  var listItems;
  $.getJSON('/allrecipes', function(data){

    var recipes = [];

    $.each(data, function(i, item){
      var recipeTitle = item.recipe.title;
      var recipeThumb = item.recipe.image_file_name;
      var recipeID = item.recipe.id;
      recipes.push('<li><a href="#' + recipeID + '" style="background-image:url(/system/images/' + recipeID + '/thumb/' + recipeThumb + ');">' + recipeTitle + '</a></li>');
    });

    listItems = recipes.join('');
  });

  return listItems;
}