Post by FlowergirlPost by PeterLucasPost by StaycalmFor me it's that when I want a recipe I don't just want any recipe.
I want one that someone else has made and thought was good.
Do you *really* think that in this limited group, there is going to
be an answer for *every* recipe you ever ask for? Don't hold your
breath.
Probably not - but there could also be the possibility of finding a
recipe that somebody has tried and can recommend over having to
choose from the 200 recipes you refine from Google.
LOL!!!
Rose coloured glasses!!
Post by FlowergirlPost by PeterLucasIf you get on and ask for a recipe, someone else is going to Google
it and post it. So why bother, just do it yourself.
Frankly, I've never bothered doing this - I assume that the request
here is for a tried and trusted recipe and not 30 variations on a
theme somebody has found on google.
So you have '30' to look at and see what grabs your fancy, rather than
one tired old one.
Post by FlowergirlPost by PeterLucasPost by StaycalmI think we
all know how to Google.
Obviously some don't.
Ummm - I think we all do actually.
If past experience are anything to go by, no, you all don't.
Post by FlowergirlI don't think you get the point that google can't tell you which of
the zillion recipes are crowd pleasers, or family favourites.
No, Google can't. That's why you've got two eyes and (supposedly) a
brain.
Post by FlowergirlYou
can't have a conversation about the recipe with google.
Bloody bullshit!!
I have Googled quite a few recipes, and have signed up to some of the
sites, who happen to have their own 'feedback/forums'. I post any recipe
I want, I look thru recipes (much like looking through a cookbook which
you seem totally averse to doing), and I give feedback, and get
feedback. You look at the feedback and decide if you want to try a new
recipe.
Case in point..........
A friend gave me a 5kg box of green King Prawns.
I looked in the fridge at the various ingredients I had, spoke to the So
and asked her how she wanted some of them done. With that information, I
Googled for a recipe containing the ingredients I had on hand, and the
style.
The recipe that come up at the forefront was used, and was decreed a
winner from the feedback I got from our guests (and the SO). I have
since given the recipe to other friends of ours who have tried it and
have raved about it. I have also passed it onto friends of mine who own
a restaurant. They love it as well, and are using it on their menu.
And do you think I could have got that from this group????
I think not.
This group is Ok if you want to pass on recipes, or spruik shit about
what you're going to have and what yopu're going to do......... and
that's about it.
Post by FlowergirlGoogle can't
tell you the variation that somebody's Nan always makes to a recipe to
make it that much nicer.
And neither could most of the dimwits on here.
Post by FlowergirlPost by PeterLucasPost by StaycalmDo we want to Google, that's the point :-)
If I need a recipe, it's a case of I need it *now*......... not in 3
days time by the time someone on here decides to get around to
answering the request.
In which case I would also google ... and then waste time sifting
through the 100 recipes I've narrowed my search to, to find the one
that sounds the best using the ingredients I have on hand at the time.
Are you a slow reader, or a slow learner?
Ever heard of 'refining' your search?
And have you *ever* read a cookbook??
That's a *big* part of cooking a great recipe....... the 'hunting' and
finding the one you've decide to use.
But, I understand....... you're of the 'now, gimmee, gimmee' generation.
Post by FlowergirlIf *I* want a recipe, its for something that I'm planning to make in
the next few days rather than the next few hours.
I'd rather have a tried and trusted recipe from somebody here than
take my chances on a recipe from the foodie website of the day that
gets spat out by google.
More fool you.
Post by FlowergirlPost by PeterLucasGoogle your recipes, look through them, find the one you like, make
it,
and
Post by PeterLucasif it's any good, copy the recipe here for everyone sle to see/try.
...and why is that any different to asking for a recipe?
And why is it any different to poring over a shite load of cookbooks?
Once you've found one which is a winner....... share it with everyone
else.
Stop relying on everyone else to do your searching for you.