Comments on: A Little Bit of Eggshell Never Hurt Anybody

By: Bette in the Midwest USA

Bette in the Midwest USA — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:44:08 +0000

To me, a recipe is a mere suggestion! :-T

By: Gidget

Gidget — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:14:27 +0000

I rarely make a recipe without changing or adding something. It's hard for me to force myself to stick to a recipe (which I usually TRY to do at least the first time!). Gidgets last blog post..Gidget Talks Money, Part 1: Saving $$ Dave Ramsey-style

By: Sharon J

Sharon J — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:58:05 +0000

It depends on what I’m cooking. If I’m baking I’m more like your friend but if it’s a main meal then I’m more likely to let my own ideas run wild. I think that’s probably why I don’t like baking too much. Too regimented for me.

Sharon Js last blog post..F is for Family Meals – Spaghetti Bolognese

By: Heidi from Savory Tv

Heidi from Savory Tv — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:51:28 +0000

I am absolutely more like you! I rarely follow a recipe and cook with intuition, tasting as I go. Only for certain ratios (ie flour, eggs, water) do I pay attention to measurements. Cooking is very improv in my world. Heidi from Savory Tvs last blog post..Italian Chef Gino D'Acampo makes stuffed roasted tomatoes

By: crystal

crystal — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:38:02 +0000

I’m a little bit of both. A recipe will start for me as true gospel. I must follow it diligently; often beating back the internal dialogue of my creative-cook self with a chair and a bullwhip. While part of me is always wondering what-if, I’ll do it the way it’s written if only ever once. Then if I liked it or thought I could’ve liked it with appropriate substitutions, I let the tweaking begin. So it’s seldom the same thing twice, but at least once I followed a recipe. Thus my ability to turn lemon pepper chicken into apple garam masala chicken. It’s the same recipe, except when you substitute apple juice for lemon juice and garam masala for pepper it tastes, well, different.