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Originally Posted by Dixie
A good cook is whatever you think it is. To me, a good cook doesn't need a recipe. She relies on techniques, such as braising and searing, and knowledge of flavor bases, like the holy trinity, and mirepox. Of course, not following a recipe means no dish is the same twice. I think that's a feature, unless you're running a restaurant
Now baking is another matter.
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"She", your bias is showing. I think you just mis-gendered the majority of the world's great chefs. No worries, it's a faux pas without a victim.
Cooking for me is a passion. I read cook books for direction and combinations not recipes. A "good" cook can follow recipes and combine predetermined ingrediants but a great cook, combines ingredients that seem incompatible and create flavor from imagination. Like any artist, a great cook creates favor from whatever ingrediants are on hand. Go to the pantry, pull out herbs and spices that make a plain piece of chicken fly again.
Recipes? sure. Great cooks create their own recipes.
My turkey tortilla soup....a favorite after Thanksgiving....what else do you do with a dry piece of turkey.
The secret ingredient is Bergamot. The citrus reacts perfectly with a chili sauce drizzle.
