In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> 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

You write in Dictionaries???
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