Rant Ahead... People who don't share their recipes.

maybe she bought it at a grocery store deli and dumped it into one of her own casserole dishes to bring to the office

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I consider it a honor if somebody ask me for my recipe.

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I feel the same, there's nothing about anything I cook that keep a secret. Someone asked a poster a while back about a duck pastrami recipe, we still waiting for it.

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I worked with a gal who brought a casserole to a luncheon we had at work. I asked her for the recipe and she got kind of snippy about it. I was shocked. I tell everybody my recipes. I consider it a honor if somebody ask me for my recipe.

Has this every happened to any of you?

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i feel as you do, asking for the recipe is the highest compliment you can get.

but some people think its better to keep grannys recipe a secret so no one else gets to enjoy it.

had a friends GF made a killer pound cake once so i asked for the recipe, and she came right out and said she was never ever gonna share her grandmas super secret recipe

but that said, sometimes people do not want to share a recipe, and that is also ok too

Welcome!

I'm happy to share recipes. I've never declined a recipe to anyone unless I didn't really follow one and, in that case, I'll try to put one together.

I've only had one person decline sharing a dessert recipe. I think she gives the item as gifts and sometimes sells it. I recall her saying it was a family recipe and she was sworn to secrecy. Didn't really bother me and my niece pretty much tasted the dish and can make it exactly the same if not better.

CHEDBALLZ wrote:

"Someone asked a poster a while back about a duck pastrami recipe, we still waiting for it."

Hey Ched,
Maybe that poster will read this thread and finally post the recipe.

I looked this up for you. Maybe it can help.

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SixthAndBarone wrote:


"I agree. I can't stand when people have the I don't share recipes attitude.

Why not? Because you want people to think you're special and you have the best dish? It's all about wanting to be "the best" and wanting to be special."

Yes SixthandBarone,
Some people are just selfish and never know the joy of sharing.

btw.
Nice to meet you.



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keakar
You wrote:

"sometimes people do not want to share a recipe, and that is also ok too"


I love your answer. I think that you have the right attitude about life.


I msgategirl will try to follow your example.



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Hey ruzil,
You are probably right. It is a shame that you can't get your hands on that good lasagna. Maybe someday you can find out where she got it. You never know what life can throw at you.

:)

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Has this every happened to any of you?

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Yes. It's very strange. Usually just selfish or narcissistic people do that.

Gris Gris

It is a pleasure to meet you too..

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"Didn't really bother me and my niece pretty much tasted the dish and can make it exactly the same if not better"

Isn't that true most of the time. :)


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Mo Jeaux

I will go on over and introduce myself at the OT board. Thanks for the advice. I wasn't sure where to introduce myself.

Also, I love opionated people. They make the best friends. We all need to have people tell us what they truly think, not tell us what we want to hear. That is one personality traits I admire the most in my close friends and family.

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msgategirl

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A/S/L???

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Isn't that true most of the time. :)

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Gategirl,

When you hit reply and you want to quote someone, highlight what you want to quote and then click on "quote" next to the reply box you're typing in. Much easier for others to read and faster for you as well.

I agree. I readily share any recipe anyone asks me for. I don’t see any sense in keeping something that people like a secret. One of my oldest friends, his grandmother made the best meatballs I’ve ever eaten. She was the first generation of their family to be born in America, and came from Italy. I lived next door to her growing up and you could smell them through the walls with the doors closed. 15-20 years after asking him the first time, I think I’m pretty close to him letting me have his grandmother’s recipe.