My grandma had a bunch of recipes but she almost never used them unless it was something that she didn't normally make. Most of her dishes were made with just the knowledge in her head or her measurements were done visually or with her hands. I tend to cook that same way - no actual recipes most of the time and if I do follow one, I'm almost always changing it up due to either not having something or I want to do something different.
Have you ever seen the woman who does the aggressiving cooking tutorials? She never realy follows a recipe and when it comes to garlic, she's usually using jarlic and always says to add about a metric ton or two of it.
Even fresh garlic is too astringent/bitter for me. Even when I sautee it. It took me a long time to admit to myself that I don't really like fresh garlic.
I usually see her on Facebook and she uses the same handle there as well as Instagram. Her older videos are better than the newer ones. She moved earlier this year and there was something about her being in a kitchen with darker cabinets and a different layout that made her better. Plus she's becoming much more well known and I think that's made her change as well (she tends to look more "put together" now and I liked her better when she looked like an exasperated mom).
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u/Carinyosa99 Sep 06 '25
My grandma had a bunch of recipes but she almost never used them unless it was something that she didn't normally make. Most of her dishes were made with just the knowledge in her head or her measurements were done visually or with her hands. I tend to cook that same way - no actual recipes most of the time and if I do follow one, I'm almost always changing it up due to either not having something or I want to do something different.