On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:28:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2020-09-14 4:52 p.m., Je?us wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:27:19 -0700 (PDT), RichD
>
>>> So, do you measure, when you make soup? Or other dishes,
>>> where you don't bother measuring?
>>
>> I never measure, unless I'm following a recipe entirely new to me.
>>
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>I measure when I bake.

Yes, necessary for baking, but basically we don't do any baking.

>When I do a new recipe I eyeball measurements. A
>lot of entree recipes are for certain quantities of meat and meat does
>not always come in the exact measurement that the recipe calls for.
>Herbs and spices vary in taste. I might cut back on carrots if they are
>too strong tasting. I am likely to add more garlic. I view recipes as
>guidelines and feel free to alter them to suit my tastes. If a recipe
>calls for Chard I will use spinach. If it calls for turnip i omit it.

Yep, it's not often I feel the need to follow a recipe exactly,
especially when it comes to measurements.