Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
Himself is amazed amused by my odd skill of being able to "taste" a recipe when I read it for the first time. When I glance over a recipe, I know what the final dish will taste like as long as I'm familiar with each individual ingredient in the list. Because of that, I switch out a flavor I just don't like and omit or add a different one as I see fit, and come up with something that works. On occasion a recipe sounds like one I think Himself might really like even if I don't, so I'm nice and make it as-is on the chance that I'll be OK with it. Most often, though, the taste isn't up my alley. When he is really lucky, I will make it again the way he likes it, but only if I know there is an easy way for me to adapt and finish some of it separately for me with no problem. After all, in my kitchen, the cook gets what the cook likes.
I've told him I'm sure other foodies are able to "taste" a recipe when reading it. He thinks I'm just weird. He's right about that, but not necessarily in this case. Do you get "the taste" in your mouth as you read through a totally new-to-you recipe?
I've told him I'm sure other foodies are able to "taste" a recipe when reading it. He thinks I'm just weird. He's right about that, but not necessarily in this case. Do you get "the taste" in your mouth as you read through a totally new-to-you recipe?