"TammyM" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 07:33:27 +0100, "Shaun aRe"
> <shaun_areaALL_SUFFERINGzenlunatic@beatsSPAMnheat. plus.com> wrote:
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>>"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
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>>> I'm pretty much a "by the recipe" cook.
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>><Wordectomy>
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>>S'pose that's what makes ya a mere 'cook' and not a 'chef' ',;~}~
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> I know you're tongue in cheek, but we're mostly all just cooks.
> Pretty good ones too. I am guided by recipes, but don't follow them
> slavishly. Frankly, a lot of recipes aren't very well written and
> anyone with cooking experience under their apron can spot that and
> alter accordingly. I also "wing it" with cooking much of the time.
> But of course, that comes from experience too, having once followed
> the recipe! I didn't learn cooking at mom's cooker, you see :-)
>
> TammyM

I use recipes for the type of ingredient rather than the amount.