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snugglekittyI've seen that you enjoy developing your own (tasty) recipes. Do you like cookbooks or recipe websites? If so, how do you use them?
So, the other day I gave an example of my recipe-choosing and -altering process. Now I'm going to say a bit more about how I choose what to make and why I don't use cookbooks much.
When I'm deciding what to make for dinner, my first stop is usually the fridge. Before I run out and buy new groceries, I try to see if we have anything already in the house that appeals to me that I might be able to turn into something new and spiffy. Failing that, I try to imagine what it is I want. Usually it's something pretty specific, as you saw in part one. So then I take a look on some recipe websites, or just google "recipe cabbage pasta" or whatever it is I want.
Another big part of how I choose my food is diet. My chosen diet is for health reasons, not weight loss, and it involves eating a lot of whole grains, fish, and fresh produce year-round. If I cook foods that follow these goals, it makes it easier to follow them. If I cook foods that don't follow these goals, it makes it harder. (But not impossible. I do a lot of salads, granola with fresh fruit, whole wheat English muffins, etc, and when I eat out I usually get fish.)
This is why I don't use cookbooks much. (Well, this and the fact that I own about three cookbooks total - Bakin' Without Eggs, Crock Pot Favorites, and Icebox Pies.) I usually have a specific dish in mind, or at least a set of ingredients, and it's faster and easier to go through websites than books, and I more often find a selection of potential dishes. That lets me choose one that I think is closest to my vision, or uses the most ingredients we already have, or whatever.
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bossym, let me know if I've answered your question. :)
So, the other day I gave an example of my recipe-choosing and -altering process. Now I'm going to say a bit more about how I choose what to make and why I don't use cookbooks much.
When I'm deciding what to make for dinner, my first stop is usually the fridge. Before I run out and buy new groceries, I try to see if we have anything already in the house that appeals to me that I might be able to turn into something new and spiffy. Failing that, I try to imagine what it is I want. Usually it's something pretty specific, as you saw in part one. So then I take a look on some recipe websites, or just google "recipe cabbage pasta" or whatever it is I want.
Another big part of how I choose my food is diet. My chosen diet is for health reasons, not weight loss, and it involves eating a lot of whole grains, fish, and fresh produce year-round. If I cook foods that follow these goals, it makes it easier to follow them. If I cook foods that don't follow these goals, it makes it harder. (But not impossible. I do a lot of salads, granola with fresh fruit, whole wheat English muffins, etc, and when I eat out I usually get fish.)
This is why I don't use cookbooks much. (Well, this and the fact that I own about three cookbooks total - Bakin' Without Eggs, Crock Pot Favorites, and Icebox Pies.) I usually have a specific dish in mind, or at least a set of ingredients, and it's faster and easier to go through websites than books, and I more often find a selection of potential dishes. That lets me choose one that I think is closest to my vision, or uses the most ingredients we already have, or whatever.
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Date: 2008-03-23 04:05 pm (UTC)