Anonymous
01/31/2014 22:32
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
These days, I can never seem to find my recipe. So, I look it up online and read some of the reviews. They all have different tweaks. So there really isn't one recipe to follow. I mix and match the tweaks that sound good.
Anonymous
01/31/2014 22:19
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
It depends what it is.
If it's something simple and I know all the techniques involved, I read it as a set of suggestions on how to combine food.
If there's a technique that's new to me, I read it closely and follow the directions for that particular element, but riff elsewhere.
If it's baking or something else where you need precision, I make it the first time according to the recipe, and then on subsequent occasions I annotate and change the recipe until I have it as I really really want it to turn out, and then that becomes "my" recipe.
If it's something simple and I know all the techniques involved, I read it as a set of suggestions on how to combine food.
If there's a technique that's new to me, I read it closely and follow the directions for that particular element, but riff elsewhere.
If it's baking or something else where you need precision, I make it the first time according to the recipe, and then on subsequent occasions I annotate and change the recipe until I have it as I really really want it to turn out, and then that becomes "my" recipe.
Anonymous
01/31/2014 21:06
Subject: Re:S/O Recipe Philosophy
Anonymous wrote:I'll often but not always use a recipe as a guide or an inspiration. My mom follows recipes to the letter. She likes to cook from Cooking Light magazine, which will give recommendations for the number of oz. of pasta and she'll get out her scale and measure it out adding or subtracting a piece until it's right, and she'd never read a recipe that said "rotini" and instead use "shells" because that's what she had. That would be sacrilege.
The other day I was telling my mom about this baked oatmeal recipe I made and how yummy it was and she asked for the recipe, so I pulled it up and printed it and then said "oh, and I used applesauce instead of the oil, and I didn't have any rolled oats so I used steel cut, and I don't like walnuts so we just skipped those, and instead of raisins I dumped in a whole bag of frozen mixed berries, but that was a lot of liquid so I just left out a cup of milk, and you know what, never mind. I'll just make you some and bring it over, what do you think about apricots? I was thinking that I'd make it with almonds and apricots next time."
Mmm, what's the oatmeal roadmap? Sounds good.
Anonymous
01/31/2014 21:06
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
First time, I follow the recipe. After that, I make it my own.
Anonymous
01/31/2014 20:01
Subject: Re:S/O Recipe Philosophy
I'll often but not always use a recipe as a guide or an inspiration. My mom follows recipes to the letter. She likes to cook from Cooking Light magazine, which will give recommendations for the number of oz. of pasta and she'll get out her scale and measure it out adding or subtracting a piece until it's right, and she'd never read a recipe that said "rotini" and instead use "shells" because that's what she had. That would be sacrilege.
The other day I was telling my mom about this baked oatmeal recipe I made and how yummy it was and she asked for the recipe, so I pulled it up and printed it and then said "oh, and I used applesauce instead of the oil, and I didn't have any rolled oats so I used steel cut, and I don't like walnuts so we just skipped those, and instead of raisins I dumped in a whole bag of frozen mixed berries, but that was a lot of liquid so I just left out a cup of milk, and you know what, never mind. I'll just make you some and bring it over, what do you think about apricots? I was thinking that I'd make it with almonds and apricots next time."
The other day I was telling my mom about this baked oatmeal recipe I made and how yummy it was and she asked for the recipe, so I pulled it up and printed it and then said "oh, and I used applesauce instead of the oil, and I didn't have any rolled oats so I used steel cut, and I don't like walnuts so we just skipped those, and instead of raisins I dumped in a whole bag of frozen mixed berries, but that was a lot of liquid so I just left out a cup of milk, and you know what, never mind. I'll just make you some and bring it over, what do you think about apricots? I was thinking that I'd make it with almonds and apricots next time."
Anonymous
01/31/2014 19:51
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
If I know the technique and understand what's happening, it's a road map.
Anonymous
01/31/2014 18:50
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
Ditto 18:43
Anonymous
01/31/2014 18:43
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
Depends on what it is for. Baked foods - I follow it the first time. Adjust as necessary for subsequent times. For everything else - just a roadmap. I make lots of changes. I cook enough that I know what generally works.
Anonymous
01/31/2014 18:37
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
Generally, if its my first time or two with a recipe I follow it - unless it's similar to somehing I've made in the past. After that, the recipe is only a guide.
My husband, on the other hand, follows the recipe and it annoys him to no end that I don't follow recipes.
My husband, on the other hand, follows the recipe and it annoys him to no end that I don't follow recipes.
Anonymous
01/31/2014 18:29
Subject: S/O Recipe Philosophy
This is a spin off of the never share recipes post.
What is your philosophy on using a recipe?
Do you follow word for word / ingredient / step?
Or do you consider recipes a guideline?
For the record, I mainly use recipes as a guideline while my twin sister will follow word for word. And yes, we've had "discussions" about this as we've cooked together over time.
Go.
What is your philosophy on using a recipe?
Do you follow word for word / ingredient / step?
Or do you consider recipes a guideline?
For the record, I mainly use recipes as a guideline while my twin sister will follow word for word. And yes, we've had "discussions" about this as we've cooked together over time.
Go.