On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:25:09 -0600, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> Dave Smith > 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>
>
> You wanna measure or you wanna cook?

see, if you basically 'work from' a recipe and make changes, you can go
back after eating and note the additions, etc.

cookbooks and dictionaries are the only books i write in.

your pal,
blake