"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>I seem to have a gift. I never thought of it as a gift until I came
> to understand that most cooks of even moderate experience can't tell
> a good recipe from a bad one, or realize the outcome of following
> the recipe as written.
>
> This is just one of the many recipes I see that just irk me and am
> using it as an example (compounded by a very rare weekend at home
> for me - who knew there were 60 hours in a weekend?). But I see
> other people doing the same thing with like recipes and wonder how
> bad recipes get so far. Media rules over common sense, I guess.
>
> ObQuestionableFood: Mix cream of mushroom soup with a half can of
> water and a half cup of white wine and a couple tablespoons of cream
> cheese. Simmer for 10-14 minutes and use it as a sauce for properly
> cooked chicken. Immediate "TIAD" reaction or "Has Possibilities"?
>
> -sw

I don't have your gift but I would try this one. Easy enough and cheap
enough so if it failed, little loss.
I like to experiment. Some things don't sound like they taste.
To each his own.

Tom