Very well said. I completely agree. Thus having said that… If you're going to share your recipe, you should not be offended, or snide, when someone does not understand what you are trying to relay. If you are going to share your recipe the way that you know it to be, people are going to have questions about it if they find it to be unclear. It is a good idea to keep "Theory Of Mind" in the forefront as you type out your recipe. Not everyone knows what you are trying to say, or the terms that you use. Benjamin On Aug 27, 2013, at 11:55 PM, RJ <[email protected]> wrote:
My definition of a recipe is something that is a guide to be changed or altered by the cook to fit his or her taste. Measurement are best for seasoning to be a pinch or this and a dash of that. For example, seldom do I for one ever use measuring spoon, but the feel of my fingers or how much is in my palm to judge what goes into the dish, others are about to foretake. Several times people will ask for a recipe by exact measurements of 1/8 of a teaspoon or 1/2 of a teaspoon or tablespoon, and I have no ideal. Once my daughter-in-law ask for my pizza dough recipe and was told I didn't wish to share. So I had her put out the ingredients that she measured and told her, that I would make the dough, and she could measure of what is left in each bowl. Which she did. And she still can not make a decent dough to save her soul. But yet, I have a 15 year old grand son, that I showed my style of cooking and I will be dam, if I don't believe he does a better job at times than I do. And when some one gives a recipe, or better a guide to a dish, remember it depends on their style of cooking how that recipe is presented to you. And if you want to have fun, grab a old cookbook a hundred plus years old and follow the recipes. RJ _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
