What recipe?

 

     A while back, I heard that turmeric was good for people with MS.  DH loves a good curry so I learned to make my own curries.  His favorite is my lamb curry.  I followed a few recipes but, as I usually do with many things I cook, I began to throw the thing together more by ‘feel’ than measurements.  Yes, I’m one of those cooks.

     I think I learned the throw together method from my father and the way he made the most heavenly turkey soup every year from the left over Thanksgiving turkey.  I have that soup down pat now although I make it with chicken because DH isn’t fond of turkey.  The worst thing to do is ask me for ‘the recipe’ because I don’t really have one.  I modify most recipes to suit our taste. 

     If you want a copy of one of my recipes, you have to come to my kitchen and watch me cook because I don’t have many of them written down.  My white clam sauce recipe is in my head.  I learned it from a local Italian restaurant owner/chef after I complimented him on how delicious his was.  Before I knew it, he whisked me to his kitchen to teach me how to make it.

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Posted on November 13, 2010, in Food and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.

  1. What a fun experience to have a chef whisk you to his kitchen to show you a recipie. Color me green.

    I cook like you, and a terrific advantage is that all I need to know are the ingredients and any helpful hints that occur to the cook. No recipie coming or going.

    A neighbor once wanted to watch me cook and left halfway through fleeing for her life. What did her in? I decide on what spices to use by smelling them to see if they “go”.

    ROFLMAO! Gee, I do that too on occasion.

  2. I have learnt the hard way that if I experiment and stray from a fixed, tried and tested recipe, it ends in disaster.

    Some people can cook … I put ingredients together and keep my fingers crossed 😉

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