On Mon 08 Aug 2005 08:57:00p, Alexis wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I have some recipes that I won't share, at least not now. We have
> frequent potluck luncheons at work, and I have developed several
> 'signature' dishes that I like to bring -- a few desserts, a few
> entrees, and a special salad dressing. Additionally, I do small
> catering jobs during the summer and holidays to make ends meet. The
> *vast* majority of what I cook I'll happily share, in fact, I've
> organized staff cookbook projects since we have *so* many excellent
> cooks in our building. But those dishes that are the, "oh, Alex is
> bringing her _____? Yay!" dishes? Nope, those are mine. None of them
> are overly difficult to make, but they're signature dishes. I have
> them written down, and if I die suddenly, they'll go to a friend of
> mine as part of my personal cookbook, but until then, I'd rather not
> have everyone and their brother-in-law making them. Most of the casual
> cooks I know have at least one, if not several, of these recipes that
> they don't share, and it's never once bothered me when I've asked for a
> recipe and they've said, "sorry, not that one."
>
> Alexis.

You have your reasons, of course, but I don't have any such reasons. I
will gladly share any recipe I have. Truth be told, most people who would
try to duplicate my recipes will not have identical results, due mainly to
cooking technique or the inability to "taste and adjust". I have even been
accused of not giving someone the correct recipe a couple times, but that
wasn't the case.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974


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