I see the paint too, but there are a few of us who do talk that way, and write recipes that way, smiles. My ICC recipes are all my own except about 3 of them, and those had several additions to them that a sighted person would not include. I ewrote my first recipe book after I lost my sight, so, the only thing I had to draw from before, we my sight, and how the books I had b=were written.
I have to admit, I have a very hard time with a recipe that does not have list of ingredients, but just tells how it was put together. I like to put in my list of ingredients before I go to the store, where I have to have a shopper guide me, but I like that list I have, so I can refer to it. I guess I still kind of do things the way a sighted person would, even though I am blind now, but it was the way I learned. So that is how I do it. Most of my recipes give a list, and then somewhat easier instructions to follow. I agree if I see a recipe that says "blanch your beans" I would wonder exactly what they meant, if I read, take your beans out of the boiling water and put them directly into ice water, that is easier for me to follow. smiles. But there are a few of us who have lived in both worlds, and have kind of a hard time taking a recipe and verbalizing it in any other way then the regular recipe book way, I say, just enjoy cooking, no matter how you need or watnt to do it! Julie On Sunday, February 9, 2014 1:53 PM, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: I remember the reason that I joined this list. It was not only to collect and to read recipes, but to also get them from the perspective of a blind person, whether they are or are not a good cook. This would include tips and tricks on how to perform tasks without using eyesight. For instance, "bake until golden brown. Do not overcook.". How do you know when something is brown if you cannot see it? I'm not looking for answers here, but this is just an example of what I mean. The list was that way when I joined. Someone would ask for a good cookie recipe, and people who are blind, who has used the recipe they have, would send it in, along with those very important and helpful tricks and tips. Dale's cooking podcasts are a good example of this. Now, if someone asks for a good cookie recipe, they are most likely to get several recipes that are copied from an Internet search that they have not had any personal experience working with. You can tell that these are copied from the Internet by the way they are written and spaced. For example: 1 tsb brown sugar 3 Tbsp honey 4 cp flour 1/2 c chopped nuts Mix all ingredients well and roll out to 1/8 thickness and cut into squares. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 325dg for 10 mins or until lightly browned. Notice the abbreviation and spacing? And if someone asks a question about it, chances are, the one who sent the recipe doesn't know the answer because they haven't tried the recipe. I sure do wish that the list would return to the way it used to be: A list of tried and true recipes from blind people who give advice based on their own personal experience with the recipes they send. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
