ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:20:09 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> >>
> >>Thanks go to Michael "Dog3" for this survey.
> >
> > I put MCINL.. If I read through the recipe first, and then start
> > doing a mise en place, I will discover very soon if I am out of what I
> > need. Before I even start cooking: the idea being that I check FIRST
> > to make sure I have everything I need. That is a crucial part of mise
> > en place. Then I don't get in that panic situation where I have to
> > decide what to do.
> >
> > Christine
>
> I chose "Take a guess, and substitute what you think might work" because
> the question states: "BUT, you find that you are out of an ingredient
> that will not impact the basic recipe but *may* impact the flavor".

Yes, but we don't "guess" on what "might" work, we select a substitute
based on our culinary "knowledge" of what "will" work as a substitute.