On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:36:04 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 1/28/2013 10:56 AM, news wrote:
> > "Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> Am wondering if you had ever gone to a restaurant and ordered something
> >> on the menu that was real delicious, but when you asked for the recipe,
> >> they would not reveal it? Maybe you've even been at a potluck, or buffet
> >> meal, and tasted something that was very good, but you had no idea who
> >> brought it, so couldn't ask them for the recipe?
> >
> > I google "copycat recipes" and have always had good results.
> >
> >
> Heh. You let someone else do the work. Do you then always prepare
> [whatever] according to their interpretation? Apparently replicating
> recipes isn't your strong suit.
>
Not everyone's, certainly not mine. My son will work on restaurant
favorites until he gets them right. I don't, but I've never had much
desire. There was one dish I loved, went home and duplicated it well
enough to satisfy me. No idea how accurate my version was because I
never ate it at that restaurant again. My family and I loved it and
nobody cared if it's an exact duplicate or not. Another one, Ropa
Vieja Stew, is something I make at home every so often, but it's
nowhere near the dish I order at the restaurant. In any case, what I
make is pretty d*mned good anyway.


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