Precooking? (was Re: SC - questions/kinda long, sorry)

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/17/00 11:36:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
grizly at mindspring.com writes:

<< I must admit here that I do very little if any precooking/testing of
 dishes for my menus.  I have had a phenomenal run of success in my
 results along the way.  >>

I also don't do any precooking before a feast. When my feasters taste the 
dish and I taste the dish, we are both experiencing food prepared using 
recipes that no one has tasted for 500 plus years. For an instance in time 
both I and the diners can step back and experience a small portion of the 
Dream.

I would not recommend this approach to every one though. Instinctive cooking 
is a gift that not everyone has. There are many folks who work long and hard 
trying to become good cooks. Others seem to just do it with little or no 
concern.

Take close look at whether the instinct is there and then decide which 
approach is best for you.

Ras