About cooking something new
May. 4th, 2006 10:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kellan_the_tabby1) Read the recipe. No, again. Again. Make sure you have the entire clue, not just half of it.
2) Check to see if you have the ingredients. Not just 'parsley', but 'fresh parsley'.
3) If it calls for 'chicken cutlets' but talks about said cutlets, read what it says, too. If they're supposed to be an eve quarter-inch thick? The ones from the grocery store might just not cut it.
4) Prep the ingredients first. A good chef might have the brain cells to remember to make chicken broth while dealing with chicken cutlets that are too thick, but that doesn't mean I will. Also? Juicing lemons causes lemon juice. Everywhere.
5) It says 'softened butter' for a reason. Reread #4. Twice.
6) When it works out anyway? Have a glass of wine, and enjoy.
2) Check to see if you have the ingredients. Not just 'parsley', but 'fresh parsley'.
3) If it calls for 'chicken cutlets' but talks about said cutlets, read what it says, too. If they're supposed to be an eve quarter-inch thick? The ones from the grocery store might just not cut it.
4) Prep the ingredients first. A good chef might have the brain cells to remember to make chicken broth while dealing with chicken cutlets that are too thick, but that doesn't mean I will. Also? Juicing lemons causes lemon juice. Everywhere.
5) It says 'softened butter' for a reason. Reread #4. Twice.
6) When it works out anyway? Have a glass of wine, and enjoy.
Re: What did you make?
Date: 2006-05-05 06:43 am (UTC)It was really good.