There's rigidly following a recipe. And then there's "I want to make some kind soup and I have nothing in the house that can be used as broth".
I keep most of the staples that don't go bad on hand, but there are plenty of recipes I want to make that don't have adequate substitutes because something I'm missing is a key ingredient.
/me takes on a dramatic tone
"Taco night was never the same after Shaftway tried substituting pumpkin for the tomatoes in the salsa..."
I keep most of the staples that don't go bad on hand, but there are plenty of recipes I want to make that don't have adequate substitutes because something I'm missing is a key ingredient.
/me takes on a dramatic tone
"Taco night was never the same after Shaftway tried substituting pumpkin for the tomatoes in the salsa..."