Claire
Master Chef
This just happened this week, but for the millionth time. I've cooked something, and one of my guests calls me later for the recipe. When I have a recipe, I'm more than happy to share it, but in fact, I rarely use a recipe. That's not quite correct. Later today I'm going to make my version of boeuf bourganion and I pulled out three cookbooks to read, then will wing it without actually using any of the recipes. So when someone calls me, I can sort of talk them through it, but can't give specifics. It makes me feel idiotic. I think my friends think I'm being coy, but most of my cooking is by feel and taste. This last was cooking a whole artichoke. The friend had never had one before she visited us and we sat on the porch and nibbled. In fact, I cold tell her how to trim it, but I nuke them, and microwave ovens vary so much .... well, I was no help at all!