On 16 Mar 2005 09:31:09 -0800, "aem" > connected
the dots and 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?
~
~-aem

Depends. If it's something baked, I am slavish about following the
recipe (except for spices and other flavorings, and maybe subbing
applesauce for some of the oil, etc.). If it's dinner, I'll consult
or scan the recipe beforehand, and then do what I want after that.

Sometimes I'll note down what I varied, but most of the time it's one
of those "whatever was on hand to sub for what wasn't" kind of things.

maxine in ri