Interesting, not that I need it, because I like to improvize when cooking.
So you didn't get any "you can substitute vinegar for bleach" or something like that?
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Never (or not yet 🤷♀️). Best results I have with prompts like these:
I have cooked a sauce according to *this* recipe, but it came too sour, what should I do?
I don’t have fresh “spice or ingredient *, what can I use instead?
I really like *ingredient, spice, taste”, how would it come with this recipe?
And so on.
The point is that sometimes it tells you - you can use this, but don’t forget to add this or cook in a slightly different way.
Interesting point with improvisation. My mindset is that I should first learn to do a meal properly and only then improvise, but it seems that most people are improvising as they go.
There are dishes that I never tried to cook, because I don't really care for them. But the things I like are variations on a few principles. Often heavily influenced by a season (what is available from the garden at that part of the year).
I understand. My point is - let’s take few basic recipes that are proven by time and learn what this combination tastes like. Then - feel free to experiment. For me it is like learning a language. You need to learn the basic words to be able to understand others and only then you can create your own sentences and express yourself. For me it’s easier to improvise if I already know the basic structures.