Rukh O'Rorke
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Jun 21, 2017 13:58:36 GMT -5
Tough question !
Some recipes are special, unique, and developed over time. Others google available pretty easily.
I'm a little territorial as I was planning for a while to open a restaurant at some point , although that is becoming less likely now. I'd likely share mods of easily available recipes but not unique ones.
A former coworker taught a few of us some Thai recipes...she was from Thailand and had owned a Thai restaurant for many years. Would never share the pad Thai recipe....not even a hint!
Some recipes are more special to a person.
For a break up, it's even more iffy. If dumped, no, nothing. If I dumped, share the not special ones.
If a casa Blanca situation, full sharing
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quince
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Post by quince on Jun 21, 2017 14:24:02 GMT -5
I don't, but understand that others do.
Share what you feel comfortable sharing. Don't share something if you don't want to. Be nice about either decision.
Sorry things worked out this way.
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beergut
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Post by beergut on Jun 25, 2017 2:09:09 GMT -5
I have a few recipes which I won't share, the foremost of which is my family chili recipe which I've since improved upon. Bet you wish you could have some of my chili, but guess what? You can't! Just one question: Do you put beans in it?
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dee27
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Post by dee27 on Jun 25, 2017 23:05:40 GMT -5
Has anyone made mole sauce at home? I will wait until the farmers market has fresh tomatillos to make it, but how do I store it long term?
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beergut
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Post by beergut on Jun 26, 2017 0:28:32 GMT -5
Have you tried freezing it?
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chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 5, 2017 22:54:57 GMT -5
Only my meatloaf one. It almost killed me to give it to DD. I don't have a meatloaf recipe, but I was terrified of fucking up when I tried to recreate roommate's mom's recipe for him. he had tried a number of times since he passed, and never got it quite right. handwritten on an index card that was clearly from the 70s, and unintentionally incomplete as she also seasoned to taste. big sigh of relief as I somehow nailed it. yikes.
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chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 5, 2017 22:57:47 GMT -5
beergut, sorry about your breakup. as others have said, you seem to place a lot of value in the relationships that were developed over the sharing of those recipes. I can understand that. I have some that I learned from my grandmothers, that I'm the only.one who still makes, that I think of them each time I make a batch of <whatever>. in those cases, I probably wouldn't share the recipe.
which ones was she asking for? if it's the gnocchi, that's gotta be a no.
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beergut
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Post by beergut on Jul 6, 2017 1:52:30 GMT -5
beergut, sorry about your breakup. as others have said, you seem to place a lot of value in the relationships that were developed over the sharing of those recipes. I can understand that. I have some that I learned from my grandmothers, that I'm the only.one who still makes, that I think of them each time I make a batch of <whatever>. in those cases, I probably wouldn't share the recipe. which ones was she asking for? if it's the gnocchi, that's gotta be a no. She basically asked for everything. My grandmother's sauce recipe is a definite no. That's a family recipe that has been handed down for generations. Her meatballs and meatloaf recipes are also off-limits. The way I look at it, she had three years to watch and ask questions and figure it out, if she didn't get it in that time, tough. My mother immediately learned my grandmother's sauce right after marrying my father. I'll give her the 10 minute sauce recipe if she wants it, that is simple enough. 17 YO is getting the bread recipes. She told me if there are any of her recipes I want, let her know. The sad thing is, she doesn't have a single recipe I want. It's not that I think she is a terrible cook, but I think most of the recipes that she makes that might be 'good' are ones that I wouldn't eat, like seafood.
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