On Sep 21, 5:46*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:

> Why is this funny to you? *All of my Crock-Pot cookbooks say that the long
> cooking will dilute the seasonings and you need to taste and reseason
> towards the end.


I do not call myself a cook although surely I suppose I am to some
degree as I have made my own food on occasion. I am coming more and
more to believe that simple is better. I have tried many recipes to
the letter and they never come out good. Some are really bad, some
ok, but none outstanding. Yet when I am in a pinch and forced to
create simple dishes on my own (dishes without names, just food), they
turn out good almost every time. I am becoming a believer in
blandness. Cook everything as is then add the spices and later. Not
always necessarily, but I think a lot of elaborate recipes are
elaborate simply to grab attention. Some recipes are made to impress
by number of ingredients and time of cooking, such as, "My mom made
the best spaghetti sauce, she cooked it for 9 hours", when I have come
to find the best cooking of a homemade spaghetti sauce takes place
after the sauce has been placed in the refrigerator and the stuff in
it learns to live together.

TJ