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