On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:26:45 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, February 22, 2019 at 12:03:46 PM UTC-5, KenK wrote:
>> I have three of them. The latest purchased is even worse than the
>> previous two. But all have similar problems.
>>
>> Latest has poor editing. Ingredients call for turkey, instructions talk
>> about ground beef. Just one recipe example. Shredded potatoes or other
>> vegetables? How? Food processor?
>>
>> Annoying ingredients most recipes.
>>
>> 1/2 C or whatever of fresh herbs and greens of some sort. Who keeps such
>> on hand?
>
>Me. I always have a bunch of parsley. What kind of greens?
>
>> 6 cauliflower florets. What do I do the rest of head?
>
>Whatever you'd usually do with cauliflower. Roast it. Pickle it.
>Boil it to death and then throw it away.
>
>> 1/2 turnip. Same problem.
>
>I can't imagine that an extra half turnip (especially if it's small)
>would make a different. Use the whole turnip.
>
>> Cooked lentils. Baked salmon. But doesn't say how.
>
>They assume that you know how to cook. Get a good general-purpose
>cookbook like Betty Crocker.

If they talk about different ingredients in the ingredient list than
in the instructions, then it's just a sloppy cookbook.

>> Herbs and other such stuff I never heard of.
>
>It's not their fault that you have limited experience with food.
>
>> These are just a few typical examples. In 80% of recipes.
>
>Their audience isn't you. Their audience is someone who has
>a modern attitude toward food.

Huh? What's a modern attitude towards food?

>> Maybe I can find a bachelor's air fryer cookbook. This seems to work for
>> other recipes. So far no luck.
>>
>> Anyone know of one for a senile idiot like me?
>
>The first thing would be to actually learn to cook. Then the air fryer
>cookbook would make sense.
>
>Sorry if I seem rude, but it's from a spirit of tough love.

I'll have to remember that one. It's a universal Get Out Of Jail card.