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>> "Cheri" wrote in message news >>
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>> > "Cheri" wrote in message news >> >"cshenk" > wrote in message
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>> > > There's a lot of things I cook with no recipe now, because I've
>> > > done them so often I simply adapt on the fly.
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>> > Same here, cookies, pies etc.
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>> > Cheri
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>> > I rarely stick to a given recipe
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>> I usually change a lot of them out too.
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>> Cheri
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>> It's great to experiment, eh? )
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> Thats what real cooks do. Some may try the recipe 'as written' the
> first time but I tend to blend 3-4 recipes and select what we like
> among them. Like when I came up with our home sausage blend? I used 4
> recipes and saw what we liked the best then blended the mix from that.


I've made some really good recipe changes at times that suit us, but
sometimes they are a fail with nobody to blame but myself, live and learn.


Cheri