do you use a recipe book?

Answer 1

If I want to try something totally out of the ordinary,yes.

Answer 2

Yes, I do if I am making something I am not familiar with the recipe. Anyway, chances are I adjust the recipe for fit my family needs. So I will have to make notes on the recipe. I am not a big book reader but oh how I love to read cook books for hours.

Answer 3

I'd say about half the time. Most of the time it's that I need the exact recipe for something that can't be tweaked, like my hollandaise, or my mole sauce, or anything involving baking. Or anything new, but I can still look at it and say "That needs a LOT more garlic!" I think of them as a jumping off point. The rest of my recipes are in my head, but they change every time I make them.

Answer 4

For baking I follow recipes since baking is much more of an exact science.

But for regular cooking, I wing it. Generally will follow a recipe the first time making something but definitely tweak it to fit our likes.

Answer 5

not much anymore.
i do have some nice recipe books for basic ideas & use the internet a lot.

Answer 6

Yes...I collect cookbooks, and use them all the time.

However, there are some things I make that are not written down on paper.

Answer 7

I do , I don't know to many ways to cook things besides opening the package and putting it in the microwave :))

Answer 8

I use them for inspiration and to make things I'm interested in trying.

Answer 9

N0t really!! my grandm0ther taught me fr0m scratch!! s0 i can c00k from scratch al0t!!

Answer 10

yes..and sometimes I site the internet!