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"I'm in the middle of taking recipes I've collected, and transferring them to Gmail, using their label system, in order to have the collection all together and, well, collected," says sueatmo. "Even though I've not baked much in a long time I find that I want to collect my old baking recipes. I feel they are 'mine' in some way, or perhaps that are part of 'my' collection of recipes. Perhaps they represent some way I felt about how I cooked for my family."
"The only time I ever feel any pangs of ownership is when I give someone a recipe they ask for, and then they substitute a whole lot of ingredients or skip an important step and complain that it wasn't a good recipe," says Isolda. "I think, 'well, no, that wasn't, but the one I gave you was.' That's only happened to me a couple of times, though. Most of the time, I really don't care and am pleased if someone asks how to make something. It does crack me up when I'll make a complicated cake from scratch and someone asks if it will taste okay if they substitute a mix. Sure, it might, but it will definitely taste different!"
"When I was in my mid twenties, I asked someone at a party for their recipe," says JEN10. "She had made a Caeser Salad and I had not had the pleasure of having one homemade before. This gal was so full of herself she refused me. I was shocked, as I thought it was a compliment to her. I on the other hand love to share my recipes and cooking knowledge with anyone that asks."
"The recipe does not make the food," ipsedixit reminds us. "The most critical component of any recipe (of all cooking for that matter) is *you*."
Discuss: Your recipes--do you feel ownership?
We had a friend once, who was famous for asking for a recipe and then changing one small ingredient and Viola! It instantly became HER recipe.
I'm with the others here who enjoy sharing if someone asks. If I find one that looks good I usually ask my gf to look at it, and, once I get a thumbs up, print it to a pdf file and save it to a folder where it is automatically saved online to Dropbox.com. Then I can retrieve it from my phone or any computer, and easily email it to a friend. The recipes are then automatically coped to my laptop...+READ
I'm with the others here who enjoy sharing if someone asks. If I find one that looks good I usually ask my gf to look at it, and, once I get a thumbs up, print it to a pdf file and save it to a folder where it is automatically saved online to Dropbox.com. Then I can retrieve it from my phone or any computer, and easily email it to a friend. The recipes are then automatically coped to my laptop and to my gf's laptop for easy access. Easy to search too.-COLLAPSE
I don't 'bake', but I always make a recipe 'as written' the first time; if we decide it's worth a second chance it's my turn to 'tweak' on it; some have evolved into unrecognizeable as the original; others are simply nudged into a slightly different direction. I enjoy sharing recipes, but unfortunately most of my really good sucesses were never written down or 'measured' the first time, and...+READ
I don't 'bake', but I always make a recipe 'as written' the first time; if we decide it's worth a second chance it's my turn to 'tweak' on it; some have evolved into unrecognizeable as the original; others are simply nudged into a slightly different direction. I enjoy sharing recipes, but unfortunately most of my really good sucesses were never written down or 'measured' the first time, and seldom turn out exactly the same way again. I guess my personal favorite 'secret' ingredient is good quality instant coffee crystals for 'heavy' meat (beef, goat, venison, etc ) dish. It seems to add a mellow depth of flavor that I somehow can't obtain otherwise.-COLLAPSE
I so agree with ipsedixit ! Those who love to cook, love to eat, spread the wealth. Any time ANYONE asks me for the 'secret' ingredient I gladly give to them.
If I have made at least three changes to a recipe and perhaps have cooked it several times I feel I have made it my own. This seems to be something that happens quite naturally. Baking may be different, since you have to be quite exact and substitutions may not work out. LOL, that's why I'm not a baker I guess. Also, as time goes by and I have more experience in cooking, I find that the recipes I...+READ
If I have made at least three changes to a recipe and perhaps have cooked it several times I feel I have made it my own. This seems to be something that happens quite naturally. Baking may be different, since you have to be quite exact and substitutions may not work out. LOL, that's why I'm not a baker I guess. Also, as time goes by and I have more experience in cooking, I find that the recipes I browse are merely suggestions. I take the idea and cook it using the techniques that I already know. The final word about cooking is not a recipe.-COLLAPSE
Most of my favorite recipes are from cookbooks, so they are not really mine. But they still might be my daughter's favorite quiche. I have a few recipes from my Mom and other relatives or friends, but I am a stickler for following them, mostly. I entered a lot of my recipes in sparkpeople.com, where I can share them or keep them private.