In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> 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?

Fun, ain't it? :-) It also takes a lot of the work out of cooking.
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