BS> I'll never be a cook.  I don't follow recipes well.

Anybody can cook stuff by following a recipe. The people who act
intuitively without a recipe are the real cooks.

-=> Quoting Bill Swisher to Michael Loo <=-
 
 BS> saute the rice in a bit of butter, or chicken fat, normally a
 BS> pinch of salt, sometimes it's ordinary long-grain rice,
 BS> sometimes it's Jasmin ... sometimes I toss in a splash of
 BS> Chardonnay, maybe thyme, maybe parsley , and depending on the
 BS> amount of found liquid probably some water.

Yeah, that's cooking.  You're outed!

This one's a classic and fairly tasty although I prefer either
Bourbon or Canadian for it.
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Rob Roy [Scotch Manhattan]
 Categories: Beverages, Alcohol
      Yield: 1 serving

  1 1/2 oz Scotch
    3/4 oz Sweet vermouth
      1 ds Angostura bitters
    Cracked ice
    Twist of lemon peel

  Stir with cracked ice and strain into cocktail glass. Add a twist of
  lemon peel.
  
  Source: Happy Hour Mixology
  From: Dorothy Flatman

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Cheers

Jim
                                                   
... I spent the day breaking all the mixology laws.

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