Comments on: Sharing recipes

By: Loren Uhlenkott

Loren Uhlenkott — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:26:45 +0000

Hey there, long time reader and lurker here with my first comment! My only daughter is getting married to her lovely mexican boyfriend soon, and I’m tasked with doing the wedding arrangements! I thought enchiladas would be a nice finger food, so trying to find a good enchilada recipe. What do you think? Any other ideas?? Anyway, thanks for your hard work as ever…

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:08:25 +0000

ohh my gosh, how beautiful!! I just love your work!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:55:04 +0000

I don’t get the “secret recipe” thing either. My FIL makes potato sausage and to this day he refuses to share the recipe. The last time we were at his house to “help” him make it, he had premixed all the spices and put them together in a jar so we wouldn’t know exact measurements. And he was still worried we might tell “someone” (not sure who) how he made it. Granted, it’s very good, but it’s just for home consumption. Crazy, I tell you.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:49:19 +0000

Freely received, freely given. (paraphrased from the Bible). Sorta like The Secret. If you bless ppl, you will be blessed. If you are stingy, you’ll be treated more that way.

You are a blessing, and give freely, so you will continue to be blessed by others. Thnx for sharing. (I use the same brownie recipe on occasion! and even as a Bday cake with vanilla ice cream and homemade fudge topping. Can be sickingly sweet though.)

By: Hippy Chick

Hippy Chick — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:33:30 +0000

I always share my recipes! Thanks for posting these I can’t wait to try the brownies!

My in-laws guard their recipes as if they made gold. That just means I have to learn how to make it on my own, and sometimes my husband likes my way better anyway!

By: pendy

pendy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:16:41 +0000

I’m all about sharing, too. In fact, I’ve assembled our family favs so that my grown kids and other family members can get to them quickly! http://bowersrecipes.blogspot.com/

By: Mom at MusingsoftheSixties

Mom at MusingsoftheSixties — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:31:07 +0000

Good girl for sharing all your recipes. It’s like sharing pictures, right? The only way to make sure that they never get lost is to pass them around. Now I have to go get that chicken and wild rice chowder recipe because it sounds so good!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:25:02 +0000

I’m totally with you on being weirded out when people (restaurant owners being the one exception) won’t share their recipes. What’s the big deal? Do they think I’m going to sell it to a cookbook publisher, or something? I just don’t get it. It is strange, and frankly, makes the food taste not as good!

By: nicole

nicole — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:16:29 +0000

First of all, I totally can not stand people who wont share recipes! How rude of them. But I have to say it irks me a bit when I share a recipe with someone and then they pass it off as their own creation knowing full well I am standing right there and it was MY recipe first. I guess I get territorial that way.

One more thing. Ghiradelli box brownies are bout the best damn brownies in the entire freaking world. Seriously. There is no reason to make from scratch when it comes to brownies. They don’t get any better than this.

By: misti

misti — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:45:49 +0000

OH I forgot. Was it a Rib recipe that your friend wouldn’t share with you. I remember my first time hanging out with you girls this was such a big deal about their recipe being a secret. I love new recipes.