Omelet wrote:
>
>> It annoys my wife that most of the dinners I cook are always a little
>> different. I rarely use recipes, except when baking. Granted, it is hit
>> and miss. The not so good results aren't bad, but once in a while they
>> turn out exceptionally well. Occasionally when in a waiting room I look
>> through the magazines and find recipes that look interesting, read them
>> over and get an idea of what to do and then go home and try them.
>> Sometimes I miss an important ingredient, and sometimes I substitute or
>> add something.
>
> They only bad part of "seat of your pants" cooking is that when
> something comes out exceptionally good, I can't always remember the
> details of what I did. <g>

Yep. That is the problem. One of the things I have messed around with is
shrimp and pasta stir fries. They have all been good but a few of them
were exceptional. But damn it, I remember the days when I had to have a
recipe sitting open in front of me and didn't know how to cook anything
without written instructions. It was not a lot of fun. Then I started
watching the Galloping Gourmet and learned that it is a matter of
technique. I have picked up a number of techniques over the years and
have no problem winging it.



> You wanna measure or you wanna cook?