From: Mike '/m' 


Yesterday I made a batch of caponata.  I wish I knew what I put in it
because it was the best-tasting batch I ever made.  ;-)

 /m


On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:26:25 -0700, Ellen K.  wrote:

>Actually in my family (the side that knows how to cook) we don't use
>actual "recipes" either.   One of my aunts asked my (late) great aunt
>for her challah recipe and it's hysterical "a handful of
salt", "half a
>glass of water", etc.  Whose hand?  Which glass?   Who knows?!   :)
>
>On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:38:23 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
> wrote in message
:
>
>>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4250af90{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> European recipes typically use weight.  My ex used to make
a cake that
>>>> called for 500 g flour, 500 g butter and 500 g sugar.   I
think actually
>>>> this is how "pound cake" got its name, a pound
of each of those.
>>>
>>> so euro kitchens have a scale in them instead of a measuring cup?
>>
>>Not me, I only know two measurements: a lot and a little. A lot is a handful
>>(I've got big hands), and a little is, well, also a handful (because it's
>>only one hand). Most of the time I just wing it.
>>
>>...surprisingly, many people like my cookings!
>>
>>
>>Antti Kurenniemi
>>

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