I received the same blender and it didn't have the instruction/recipe book either. My sister got her's first and ithad lots of great recipes in it, including salsa, drinks, etc. I even went to Penneys and opened a couple of boxes and none were in those either. I wonder if they ran out and just didn't include them. If anyone knows where to get one or knows of it posted on the internet, I'd love to get a copy. So far I only know how to make a smoothie and that is with 'guessing' on what parts to use. Ha