Comments on: Recipe deal breakers

By: ellaella

ellaella — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:12:51 +0000

Oh, kat, I feel for you. A dear friend is deathly allergic to peanuts. You know what she misses most? Peanut butter.

By: KatK

KatK — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:07:52 +0000

Peanuts, or peanut butter in the ingredient list. I recently found out I am quite allergic to them. *SAD* Now I can’t try that dish I’ve been wanting to try, muglitawny (sp?) soup. Peanuts are so tastey, but the Mr. can’t eat them either now, lest he give me the “kiss of death”. *sigh*

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By: ellaella

ellaella — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:25:42 +0000

@ rain - Now there’s a candidate for YouTube. Maybe she’s more in touch with the rest of us now that she’s been locked away someplace other than her ivory tower…

@ Muse - Whew, for a second I thought you’d taken up cooking in a big way! Your recipe works; don’t forget what Ruhlman said - A recipe is sheet music.

Thanks for stopping by, ladies!

By: MusEditions

MusEditions — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:45:03 +0000

I’ve honestly never thought it through to that extent. I don’t think I’ve even used a recipe for a while. When I cook at all, I just sort of make stuff. But I’ve seen some which are truly frightening: “More than 5 ingredients”! Instructions like “Fold”! “Whisk”! “Blanch”!
Ones I’ll actually use are like this: “Chop up this amount of this thing; stir it into that thing, and put the new thing into the oven for an hour while you read that new sci-fi novel.” Now that’s a GOOD recipe!
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By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:59:59 +0000

Several years ago Martha Stewart was doing a live presentation on simplifying gourmet cooking for working women. When she said, “meanwhile, have someone else in your kitchen prepare…” she was actually booed.

Recipes that require servants don’t see the light of day in my house. Seriously.

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