Avoid conflict between column names ?

In my tables I have for example a recipes table: recipe_id, recipe_name and in an ingredients table: ingredient_id, ingredient_name. Just be careful not to use recipe as your table name base for any other table. So the recipe_items table is: item_id, item_recipe_id and item_ingredient_id.

No conflicts, no problems, very clear to use. (IMHO)

Paul