aem wrote:
>
> Made beef stroganoff last night, without consulting a recipe. After
> doing onions, the beef, mushrooms, a bit of broth and a splash of
> worcestershire, I remembered that I had once added some tomato paste
> to it, so I squeezed a bit of that from a tube before stirring in the
> sour cream. Eventually we ate, and I then also remembered that I
> hadn't *liked* the addition of tomato. Anyway, details about
> stroganoff don't matter. The questions I am getting to are, 1.) In
> everday cooking when making something you've made before, how often do
> you consult a recipe?, and 2.) When you vary from a recipe, do you
> make a note of it, and if so, how?

For most of the old familiars I've never had recipes. I learned to make
them by watching and helping my parents, long ago.

For things I didn't learn at my parents' knees, I will scribble in the
margins of the recipe, if I remember to. Of course the ones I forget to
write down are always the more successful enhancements!

Priscilla