On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 9:39:53 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2018 06:54:34 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 12:43:32 AM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
> >>
> >> Anne Burrell, she drives me crazy too, but had some decent recipes at times.
> >> I like Ina OK because she is calm, but I like Nigella more because she's
> >> more down to earth. Fact of the matter is, most of the recipes I see and try
> >> on these shows have to be tweaked by me because they all have way too much
> >> sugar, flour etc. but others don't have those restrictions, so enjoy!
> >>
> >> Cheri
> >>
> >>
> >I think anything I'd make from Ree Drummond's show would have to be tweaked
> >by me as well. For my tastes, she uses far too much hot sauce/hot peppers
> >and cilantro in e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g.
>
> that's true. But knowing that, her recipes are pretty much a sure
> thing if you realize adjustments must be made on those seasonings.
> Ina is a safe, sure thing. You can try one of her items for the first
> time and take it to a party and be confident.

True, always best to have a good baseline recipe which is guaranteed to turn out OK, and then you can start adjusting. That's the way my Christmas Candy is, or I've tried to make it. I have a baseline recipe recorded/written and THEN I play with it!

John Kuthe...