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people that don't share recipes... why?
Posted on 3/31/09 at 10:14 am
Posted on 3/31/09 at 10:14 am
what's the deal with that?
whenever i cook something and someone wants the recipe i gladly hand it over. secret ingrediants, whatever.
this is also in the same vein as " i won't give you the recipe so you have to figure itout and it makes you a better cook". why not give the recipe and let them make it like you make it then chamge itup if they feel the need?
whenever i cook something and someone wants the recipe i gladly hand it over. secret ingrediants, whatever.
this is also in the same vein as " i won't give you the recipe so you have to figure itout and it makes you a better cook". why not give the recipe and let them make it like you make it then chamge itup if they feel the need?
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Posted on 3/31/09 at 10:22 am to Da Pont
I try to share recipes if I have them, but things that I've created from experimentation don't always have written instructions.
Relatives were after me for years to share my Thanksgiving seafood stuffing recipe, so one year I tried writing down the amounts of seasonings and other ingredients as I added them. Now I just get, "But mine doesn't taste like yours!" I can't help it that I don't measure stuff--I usually just eyeball it and then season to my tastes.
Relatives were after me for years to share my Thanksgiving seafood stuffing recipe, so one year I tried writing down the amounts of seasonings and other ingredients as I added them. Now I just get, "But mine doesn't taste like yours!" I can't help it that I don't measure stuff--I usually just eyeball it and then season to my tastes.
Posted on 3/31/09 at 12:08 pm to Da Pont
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people that don't share recipes... why?
Unless they're making money on the recipe somewhere... this is about as selfish as it gets.
Although, like said, it can be hard to give an exact recipe out, because people eyeball things. I know I hardly ever measure spices and such. I'd still be happy to tell someone the spices I used if asked.
Posted on 3/31/09 at 12:11 pm to Da Pont
if I don't share it is because I think your cooking skills are lacking and you would not be able to come close to duplicating what I have made and you would just be wasting food to try it
Posted on 3/31/09 at 1:58 pm to Da Pont
I share recipes readily. However, most people want a written copy. I don't write down any of them. They're all in my head. I don't even know the measurements. I just know it when I'm cooking. I find the writing to be a chore.
It's odd because I'm notorious for writing everything down. I keep texts of all kinds of stuff. But not cooking.
It's odd because I'm notorious for writing everything down. I keep texts of all kinds of stuff. But not cooking.
Posted on 3/31/09 at 2:53 pm to Da Pont
The reason I take the time to write a recipe down is for consistancy and to be able to give it out...In the olden days(yes I was there)recipes were handed down from generation to generation...mother to daughter...these were charished and stayed in the family...but the family unit is not what it was and this practice has fallen by the wayside...hell, I had 2 wives and a GF and none could cook....anything I cook can be shared...just ask...I even have some recipes in cookbooks I have donated...just more important to me to share anything good I come up with.
Posted on 3/31/09 at 2:57 pm to Da Pont
B/C this type of person likes to feel as if they are special.
Posted on 3/31/09 at 3:35 pm to Da Pont
I never understood this. If someone ever ate something I cooked and asked me for the recipe, I would be flattered.
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