Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I see many here do like I do. I don't use a recipe for cooking, I just cook. When I bake I use measured amounts but rarely follow a recipe exactly as written. There were no cookbooks in my grandmother's, aunts, or mother's homes when I was growing up. Odd now that I think about it.
I don't think it's odd at all, I have recipe books and recipes, but they are merely jumping off points, measuring is something I only do when I'm baking and it is necessary.