If you are not creative, but have a passion for cooking there are many ways to turn an existing recipe into your own. Here are a couple ways I make recipes my own.
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Add Your Favorite Spice
I like to add my favorite seasoning to meats and potatoes. I love Tastefully Simple Seasoned Salt, so I add it to a lot of recipes. If the recipe calls for salt, I add this spice to give it a little something special. I also, do this with baking. For example, I found a yummy no-bake cookie recipe that calls for milk, but I use half white mile and half chocolate milk. It gave the cookies a little something extra.
2. Substitution is Ok Too
Also, I try to be healthy so instead of using red meat (like hamburger) I will use ground chicken or ground turkey. I do this for pastas, casseroles, burgers, tacos, etc. It tends to have fewer calories and fat. I have a great recipe for a casserole that calls for red meat, but I use ground turkey and nobody can tell the difference. My mother-in-law says she can’t eat ground turkey, but I have had her over for dinner and she doesn’t even know the difference. Tricky me !
3. Desserts, Scrumptious
When it comes to desserts, I love to mix it up. I am not creative, but I will look at different recipes and pull things from each one to make a great treat. For example, I found a great mousse recipe, then I found one that called for strawberries, but I didn’t want to use all the ingredients that way, so I made the yummy chocolate mousse and then topped it with a strawberry mixture, which was to die for. I love chocolate, so whenever I make a dessert I always try to incorporate it, even if it is a drizzle on top.
It is little tricks like this that will make a great recipe taste better to you. Use ingredients you love and foods you love to take a basic recipe and turn it into a masterpiece of your own.
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