"Giusi" wrote
> "amandaF"

> Amanda, here is some free advice from a cookery teacher. The first time
> you make something, follow the recipe. After that if you want to alter or
> experiment, go ahead. Especially in the case of someone who is not an
> experienced cook, playing around with ingredients will mean wasting a lot
> of ingredients. You don't at first have the grounding that allows you to
> understand what will happen if you di this to that and combine these
> ingredients.

Good advice. Eventually you get a feeling for a cuisine and can adapt at
will but not at the start so well.

Then again I should swallow my own words. I can not make italian. Every
time i try, I fusion it to something else ;-)

I am capable of a base recipe, just helplessly tweak those! I'd probably
make you spagetti and you'd look and go, gee, looks kinda like it' then
taste and go 'gee it's good, what is it?' (hiding head in corner, dont beat
me please!).

....trotting off in shame to have *my* version of what was listed as italian
calamari..
..