Friday, November 13, 2009

Fri 1:30 EST

Pepper is defrosting.........sauce is made and cooling but I CAN'T KEEP MY TASTING SPOON OUTA IT!!!!! It is sooooooo scrumptious.

Which brings me to another point - TASTE and recipes

Recipes are merely guidelines to SOMEONE ELSE'S TASTE. Yes, for something you've never made before, they're a good guideline. But a recipe is NOT the same as 'baking directions' - baking depends on exact measurements to achieve a desired result. Recipes are guidelines but you must feel free to add, subtract, substitute, season to MAKE IT YOUR OWN!

Sorry - got interrupted by a salesman at the door but, on the walk back to the puter, I just HAD to taste the Sunday Gravy once again...... OMG!!!!!

OK..... remember that I'm a single guy, cooking only for myself. If I ever make something for 'company', I'll make what I want, to MY taste. I hope they like it, but, HEY, I don't own a restaurant and don't need to cook to other people's tastes. AND NEITHER DO YOU!

Cook.... adapt...... change....... experiment! AND NEVER GIVE UP!

Lecture over....... read chapter 5 before our next class..... LOL

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