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» Jacqueline Church - Using the best of late summer corn

Michael:
I'm a great cook, lousy recipe giver... I just made some terrific corn chowder, friends are raving about it. I'm struggling to reduce to a recipe...tips on how to do this? I cook all the time, by recipe, not so much.

Cheers,
jackie
gourmet food

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» Michael Vyskocil - Using the best of late summer corn

In response to Using the best of late summer corn posted by JChurch:

Jackie,

Recipe writing is not easy; it's not like writing a novel or a laboratoy report. It sounds like you've got a great corn chowder idea.

One suggestion I would have is to look at cookbooks to see how their recipes are written. So, find a cookbook that has a recipe for corn chowder and study it. Note the step-by-step directions and how the process of preparing the chowder is described.

Next, go back to your corn chowder. Do you remember exactly what ingredients you put into it? If you do, use the cookbook recipe as a guide for creating your recipe.

What I find helpful when I'm creating something new is to jot down what you're doing as you're doing it. If I were making corn chowder, I'd note how much corn I'm adding, how much milk, etc. on a little notepad--this way you'll at least remember what and how much you've put in.

Then, after you made the recipe, go back and think back to all the steps it took. Again, use your sample cookbook recipe as a guide. Then, take your notes, put in your ingredients list, then proceed with your directions.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.

Michael

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» newskiwi - Using the best of late summer corn

In response to Using the best of late summer corn posted by Michael28:
The biggest discipline is weighing and measuring as you go. Don't just guess how much of this or that you've used. You will often be surprised how far out your "guesses" can be!

Pat

http://www.cookingdownunder.com

-- posted by newskiwi

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