Comments on: Beautiful cook books with beautiful pictures http://chefstales.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/beautiful-cook-books-with-beautiful-pictures/ Everything you've always wanted to know about cooking, but were too afraid to ask Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Not Delia http://chefstales.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/beautiful-cook-books-with-beautiful-pictures/#comment-90 Not Delia Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:45:59 +0000 http://chefstales.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/beautiful-cook-books-with-beautiful-pictures/#comment-90 Hi Mike I really like your blog but I'm going to disagree with you about following recipes. I never do it. I'm in the 'look at the picture and glance at the ingredients' brigade. Recipes are just other people's ideas about how to cook something. Sure, there are certain techniques that help, but I think only the most clueless person needs to follow recipes exactly. Recipes and lovely photos are, in my opinion, just a way of sharing ideas. I must agree, though, that cookbooks with great pictures are worth their weight in gold. They're very inspiring. On which subject, when can we look forward to seeing some great foodie photos on your blog? :-) Hi Mike

I really like your blog but I’m going to disagree with you about following recipes. I never do it. I’m in the ‘look at the picture and glance at the ingredients’ brigade. Recipes are just other people’s ideas about how to cook something. Sure, there are certain techniques that help, but I think only the most clueless person needs to follow recipes exactly. Recipes and lovely photos are, in my opinion, just a way of sharing ideas.

I must agree, though, that cookbooks with great pictures are worth their weight in gold. They’re very inspiring. On which subject, when can we look forward to seeing some great foodie photos on your blog? :-)

]]> By: Michael Saxon http://chefstales.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/beautiful-cook-books-with-beautiful-pictures/#comment-83 Michael Saxon Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:47:53 +0000 http://chefstales.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/beautiful-cook-books-with-beautiful-pictures/#comment-83 Well pointed out James, when we are able to blend recipes together we know we have been schooled with the basic knowledge allowing us to experiment on our own. Experimenting is great, but you are only able to do this succesfuly when you get a feel of what will go together and what will not. Thats when cooking really starts to be fun, when you start to change recipes and make them your own. Happy Cooking! Well pointed out James, when we are able to blend recipes together we know we have been schooled with the basic knowledge allowing us to experiment on our own. Experimenting is great, but you are only able to do this succesfuly when you get a feel of what will go together and what will not. Thats when cooking really starts to be fun, when you start to change recipes and make them your own. Happy Cooking!

]]> By: James http://chefstales.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/beautiful-cook-books-with-beautiful-pictures/#comment-82 James Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:13:56 +0000 http://chefstales.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/beautiful-cook-books-with-beautiful-pictures/#comment-82 .... or the library. I stock up every so often when I am looking for new dishes and usually end up blending 3 recipes into 1. …. or the library. I stock up every so often when I am looking for new dishes and usually end up blending 3 recipes into 1.

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