Exactly!! I don't care about your grandmother's lavender farm and fresh baked pies Susan, I want to know how to cook rice in my instant pot 🙄
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i think this started with James Beard’s American Cookery. It was written like a memoir with recipes. But that unusual style turned into a formula…
It's kinda funny because I like YouTube channels that combine history and recipes. But the story has to be interesting. That's the key.
when it becomes a formula, its uninteresting
It keeps you on their page so they get ad money. I have the "Too Many Eggs" book that gives a history on all the recipe types which is fun, but it gets a bit tiresome when it's EVERY SINGLE recipe and it's the same story every time.
someone does something unique and interesting,
everyone copies it, it becomes uninteresting and tiresome