How are you with directions or instructions?
By Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
Midland, Michigan
March 10, 2021 11:27pm CST
I don't have a problem stopping and asking directions when I'm driving, nor do I mind looking at instructions when I'm putting something together that I bought in a box. It's when I'm cooking that I lack that same approach.
I made myself kolrabi linguine with butoni pesto and discovered the pesto shouldn't be heated. It should only come to room temp. But I don't like room temp foods I like mine hot. Well the kolrabi was hot enough to heat the pesto somewhat. (I'm sure I've heated the pesto previously when I've had it not realizing is not best that way. I don't know about bottled pesto whether that's the same or not?)
Years ago I made a noodle dish from a packet and didn't read the instructions well. I was supposed to boil it in water, drain and then add milk and the seasonings. I was going to boil it in the milk. That didn't work well at all.
What about you? Do you tend to follow instructions or directions or only for some things?
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
11 Mar 21
Well hot pesto is really horrible and the fact that it was a ready made by Butoni surely did not help to make it taste better. The basil loses all its fragrance if you heat.
I follow instructions only for things I do not know and I try for the first time.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
11 Mar 21
@MarshaMusselman I always make my own, Buitoni is Italian, some people say that their sauces are good, I tried a couple and I did not like at all.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Mar 21
@LadyDuck I don't have any of their other products but I like the presto only.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Mar 21
Butoni is the only one I've tried recently that I like. I've never tried making my own before. Years ago there was a brand that I enjoyed but I never wrote down the name of it.
Do you make your own, Anna?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
11 Mar 21
It depends... If it is something new to me/Pretty, then directions get followed. After we are sure we did it right, we might make changes to suit our tastes. (Usually, we like more onion and garlic than most recipes call for and even add them to foods most people wouldn't use them in. *shrug* It's to suit our tastes, not theirs.)
If the recipe is something we fix often, then we may follow directions and we may not.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Mar 21
Do you ask for directions while driving or when putting something together with a lot of nuts and bolts?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
11 Mar 21
@MarshaMusselman I use a GPS while driving so don't need to ask directions. Before I had GPS, yes, I'd stop and ask directions... and usually get more lost before giving up and going back home.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Mar 21
@DaddyEvil that's not helpful to be even more list after asking for help. I've asked before and the person didn't know the area good enough. Maybe once gps came around the people we used to ask use they gps so they don't have to know where they're going ahead of time.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Mar 21
That's my problem. If it's wait and make it a few times first that would be better. But I don't always remember.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Mar 21
You might be the only one. Is this when cooking too?
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
11 Mar 21
@MarshaMusselman You said it right. I am referring to cooking. I am not good at cooking so I need instructions from a cooking book recipe.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Mar 21
Maps can be hard. I use them asking with maps I get off the internet. If I'm going someplace where I need to be there on time I'll do a further away map and then closer and closer. It helps.
