I've come around to agreeing with you... I always get sidetracked by my desire for readers to see a recipe as not just a recipe but a set of guidelines that they can adopt -- because I want most of all for them learn how to cook (and be resourceful, creative, and all that), not just to follow a recipe. But these types of recipes can be l…
I've come around to agreeing with you... I always get sidetracked by my desire for readers to see a recipe as not just a recipe but a set of guidelines that they can adopt -- because I want most of all for them learn how to cook (and be resourceful, creative, and all that), not just to follow a recipe. But these types of recipes can be long and cluttered, and too much to take in to be genuinely helpful. And cooks learn this lessons on their own through practice anyway. But a few suggestions as a sidebar or note at the end can still be helpful!
That is the challenge, because as creative people, sometimes we take out the recipe and then we change the type of cheese or the herbs or use the black vinegar instead of the rice vinegar. I need a recipe I can follow without having to make a million decisions. I don't mind a short list of variations. That's better than putting many options in the recipe itself.
I've come around to agreeing with you... I always get sidetracked by my desire for readers to see a recipe as not just a recipe but a set of guidelines that they can adopt -- because I want most of all for them learn how to cook (and be resourceful, creative, and all that), not just to follow a recipe. But these types of recipes can be long and cluttered, and too much to take in to be genuinely helpful. And cooks learn this lessons on their own through practice anyway. But a few suggestions as a sidebar or note at the end can still be helpful!
That is the challenge, because as creative people, sometimes we take out the recipe and then we change the type of cheese or the herbs or use the black vinegar instead of the rice vinegar. I need a recipe I can follow without having to make a million decisions. I don't mind a short list of variations. That's better than putting many options in the recipe itself.