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A slave to cookery books or a free spirit?

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jeni Mon 23-Apr-12 19:46:13

Me as well. I can never resist a nice cookery book. But hardly ever bother to cook. I have some nice liver fot tonight, but feel too down to cook it.
I have 4shelves of books, ranging from English to Chinese, through Thai , Italian, Indian, Greek etc:

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granjura Mon 23-Apr-12 19:28:00

Same here - loads of cookery books- read them, never use them.

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jack Mon 23-Apr-12 19:19:15

All my friends are brilliant cooks but some follow recipes slavishly whilst others improvise.

I fall into the latter category, never having all the ingredients listed in recipes and always keen to use up leftover bits and bobs.

So I read recipes avidly (usually in bed), then ignore them when I'm in the kitchen.

This does mean, of course, that no two meals ever taste the same but they are nearly always delicious (according to devoted DH).

Am I alone in wilfully following my culinary instincts or are there other rebels out there who also like to improvise?

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