tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206132.post115232519515635485..comments2024-01-11T14:36:55.413-05:00Comments on Mixed Salad Annie: Pesto Brown RiceAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259640913845569431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206132.post-1152546203596322632006-07-10T11:43:00.000-04:002006-07-10T11:43:00.000-04:00Paula, That's so funny. I thought I was bad. I can...Paula, That's so funny. I thought I was bad. I can't imagine having a recipe and only one ingredient to work with! I guess it made you pretty inventive though.<BR/>My problem is that I don't check my pantry before starting a recipe. <BR/>Changing pasta shapes does'nt bother me as long as it is the right shape for the sauce.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259640913845569431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206132.post-1152538700446100892006-07-10T09:38:00.000-04:002006-07-10T09:38:00.000-04:00I have real 'issues' with recipes. I did most of ...I have real 'issues' with recipes. I did most of the cooking for my family growing up but my mom still bought the groceries and told me what to make. Sometimes she would leave a recipe as a guideline but I swear, sometimes I only had one ingredient to work with and she would tell me to substitute or leave out just about everything else! So I prefer to follow recipes as closely as possible. Sometimes I can't bring myself to change anything, even when I know I should, although other times I make substitutions without a thought (a bit of my mother coming out in me, I guess). One silly thing that bothers me is not using the pasta shape that is called for in a recipe. It doesn't bother me when other people do it, I just have a lot of trouble doing it myself. <BR/><BR/>So yeah, I do sometimes change a recipe but it bothers me.The Cookbook Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800004451856078252noreply@blogger.com