On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:09:06 -0600, Omelet wrote:

> 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???

not so much anymore. when i was a technical proofreader, new words would
come up and i would note them in my desk copy (which i stole when the place
went out from under me).

your pal,
blake