On Thu, 2 Jan 2014 15:47:09 -0800, gtr > wrote:

> On 2014-01-02 16:33:09 +0000, Ophelia said:
>
> >> I can interpret recipes well enough to know whether I should bother
> >> with making it or not. So, no, I wouldn't have made it in the first
> >> place and there would be nothing to rescue. :-)
> >
> > Of course as would I, but not everyone can.
>
> It's just a question of cooking more. The more you do anything the
> better you are at recovering your balance when you lose it, finding
> interim solutions to interim problems, and so forth.
>
You're also able to figure out if a recipe has good "bones", but there
are certain ingredients or amounts that you will change. <shrug>
Julie's problem is different because she can't digest most food and
her family doesn't seem to like anything she makes for them, which is
why she should just shop/cook for herself and let them shop/cook for
themselves.

> As I've said many times, it's not until I hear my wife say "oh hell" in
> the kitchen, that I realize I'm going to get something more creative
> that either of us likely expected. And it's almost always good!

If you were Julie's family, you'd hate it and tell her it's vomit.
They are so disrespectful to her, it's criminal... but I guess she
likes it or else she wouldn't allow it to continue.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.