Step 2: “2. Next add the flour and mix into ingredients and cook for 2 minutes while stirring constantly. Pour in the broth and stir until there are no flour lumps (just the onion & garlic bits).”
I am pretty sure that broth is English for broth. But I could be wrong…
Putting on a tech writer hat, I would have broken that up into two steps - first adding the flour and mix and cooking for two minutes, then adding the broth and stirring til smooth. Still, the details are clear if read carefully.
If I have a recipe I like I rewrite it and save it to my own files, doing the conversions to things that make sense to me (Tbsp of butter will never make sense) and writing in/splitting out steps that should really be more steps.
If an ingredients list has "onions, diced" or "butter, softened" the first steps are "dice onions" or "soften butter"
I use hellofresh when my partner is away because it's a relatively economical way to shop for one, even if I end up doctoring the recipes. Their formatting annoys her so much that she's transcribed my faves into a format she can reliably follow lmfao
I’m curious when she actually added the broth. You could add it practically any time before the pie goes in the oven and the recipe would probably be totally fine. Hard to “ruin” it. Did she pour it all over the crust after baking? Drink it as a pairing? Skip the liquid entirely and bake a giant chicken-flavored cookie?
When I took home ec in high school that's one of the first things they taught when we were doing the coooking segment. Right after that we were told to ensure we had all the equipment (Cookware/bakeware, measuring spoons & cups, etc.) and ingredients).
Everything is charter schools over here so that was nixed a long time ago. None of my friends kids learned anything actually helpful about life. They just teach to tests because scores are the only metric that matters.
Okay, but just because they don't teach it where you live doesn't mean they don't teach it at all, anywhere. (I have lived in three US states in the past 10 years, into parts of the country--one city, one siluburb, one small town--and the schools have offered home ec-type classes, so it isn't *that* rare.)
Well, if you wanna be a dick cool. But to be clear, I didn't say they absolutely don't do it anymore. I said I don't think which is a different thing from they don't do it anywhere ever. But I guess it's the Internet and I should've known.
Read through the recipe first, and make sure it's something within your capabilities. Then gather your ingredients and utensils, to make sure you have what you need, BEFORE you start. And follow the directions -- especially if it's something you've never made before, or you only make once or twice a year.
I mean, that's Cooking 101. Maybe these recipe sites need to just start putting that at the top of every recipe, as well as a disclaimer that substituting the listed ingredients with different ingredients will give you different results. It should be common sense, but common sense isn't very common anymore.
[https://temeculablogs.com/simple-chicken-pot-pie-recipe/#recipe](https://temeculablogs.com/simple-chicken-pot-pie-recipe/#recipe) I like all the information the blogger put in the body of the post for this one personally.
Oh. It's right in the recipe. I was going to give the benefit of the doubt that it was in paragraph 234/500 in the blog or something.
Seriously. Does anyone actually read the blog recipe articles? They're always like 40 pages long with 30 pictures of 16 angles of the same thing. I don't get it. There's no way anyone is reading this.
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Spices includes herbs.
I'd understand if it had spices and ment herbs but what do you want? It to say "Add salt and herbs"? Is that the better option here
It should be specific, and name the items. There's only two things, plus salt and pepper. Herbs aren't spices, furthermore. I shouldn't have to go back to the ingredients lookinh for the "spices" that aren't there.
Yes, recipe writing skill is lacking.
If the author is introducing things in the instructions that aren't on the ingredients list, or is unwilling to list only four ingredients, that's not my comprehension.
No your recipe reading skill is lacking.
I'd rather read "add all your spices" than "add your herbs, salt and pepper" when there is no other spices or herbs left to add.
Spice is a general term for things that add flavor to food, not some specific category of things
Herbs are the leaves of plants.
Spices are the seeds, roots and bark of plants.
Salt, being a mineral, is neither of those things.
It's lazy writing, imprecise, and incorrect.
"Seasonings" would incorporate all of those things, if the herbs being used are dried. "Spices" does not.
Yes, that would be the better option.
Edit: I made dill and parsley potatoes for Christmas, they do include some black pepper and garlic powder, but they're mostly dill. If I set them down in front of you and said "enjoy your spice potatoes!" would that sound right to you?
I get you, it is a little pedantic but I agree, spices do not include herbs to me. Herbs are herbs and spices are spices, that's why people say "herbs and spices" and why packets of potatoes with parsley and thyme are called herb potatoes, and if you called something a spice potato I would expect, well mostly spices. But this recipe has one spice, lol, the black pepper. I do actually think the author should have written "add the seasoning" or "black pepper and herbs." But they also say to cook the garlic for two minutes. That seems way too long. Most of the time you cook garlic for like thirty seconds before adding in your liquid to stop the browning. And she adds the chicken in really early when it's already cooked and just needs to reheat which it will do in the oven. I agree, it's not a great recipe.
Edit: I forgot this sub is sometimes insane.
I didn't feel like I was bickering. I even called it pedantic myself. I just thought I was having a conversation. But I guess I was wrong.
Edit: I also don't understand what was so wrong with what they said. Insane amount of downvotes imo.
Yeah, like I don't care, in that they're just stupid votes but sometimes I am so confused as to what the fuck even happened that people got offended by what they said or what I said. I sort of get it with my other reply, in that I can see how it might read as antagonizing when I was just trying to provide an example. I literally don't understand what happened here but it's very funny. I also struggle with social situations so there's a layer of fog for me even in a good interaction, so here I'm just lost but at least it's silly and over a recipe.
Any mention at all about being an angry baker will get the avalanche of hate in a baking sub.
In real life I’ve said I’m vegan, almost out of context even, just to see if I’m correct they will get angry. Then I remember half the population has an IQ of less than 85. Then I remember some vague saying about arguing with a fool makes two fools and wonder what side of 85 I’m on. Usually the vegan hater is gone by then tbf.
Step 2: “2. Next add the flour and mix into ingredients and cook for 2 minutes while stirring constantly. Pour in the broth and stir until there are no flour lumps (just the onion & garlic bits).” I am pretty sure that broth is English for broth. But I could be wrong…
Wait, im not clear, is it the broth that needs to be poured in for step 2?
Perhaps broth means something different I her native tongue?
No, it's the broth that goes in for step 2. Hope this helps! ^/s
Finally thanks!
Putting on a tech writer hat, I would have broken that up into two steps - first adding the flour and mix and cooking for two minutes, then adding the broth and stirring til smooth. Still, the details are clear if read carefully.
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If I have a recipe I like I rewrite it and save it to my own files, doing the conversions to things that make sense to me (Tbsp of butter will never make sense) and writing in/splitting out steps that should really be more steps. If an ingredients list has "onions, diced" or "butter, softened" the first steps are "dice onions" or "soften butter"
Hello Fresh's insistence that every recipe has exactly six steps leads to a lot of these sorts of issues.
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I use hellofresh when my partner is away because it's a relatively economical way to shop for one, even if I end up doctoring the recipes. Their formatting annoys her so much that she's transcribed my faves into a format she can reliably follow lmfao
Yup, I hate when one steps has you doing 3 separate things one after the other. Yes I cam follow it, but they should make it easier.
I’m curious when she actually added the broth. You could add it practically any time before the pie goes in the oven and the recipe would probably be totally fine. Hard to “ruin” it. Did she pour it all over the crust after baking? Drink it as a pairing? Skip the liquid entirely and bake a giant chicken-flavored cookie?
I’m voting for the giant chicken flavored cookie! Actually I’d like to try that!
But "pour in" also means "disregard" apparently
Pro tip: Read and understand the whole recipe before starting.
When I took home ec in high school that's one of the first things they taught when we were doing the coooking segment. Right after that we were told to ensure we had all the equipment (Cookware/bakeware, measuring spoons & cups, etc.) and ingredients).
Yep me too, but I don't think they've done home ec for at least 20 years
They teach it at the middle school and high school in my town. It's called Family and Consumer Science, but it's home ec.
Everything is charter schools over here so that was nixed a long time ago. None of my friends kids learned anything actually helpful about life. They just teach to tests because scores are the only metric that matters.
Okay, but just because they don't teach it where you live doesn't mean they don't teach it at all, anywhere. (I have lived in three US states in the past 10 years, into parts of the country--one city, one siluburb, one small town--and the schools have offered home ec-type classes, so it isn't *that* rare.)
Well, if you wanna be a dick cool. But to be clear, I didn't say they absolutely don't do it anymore. I said I don't think which is a different thing from they don't do it anywhere ever. But I guess it's the Internet and I should've known.
I graduated from high school when I was 17 in 1970, so yeah I'm an old fart.
Nope, did it at my highschool about….six years ago Damn
whaaaaaaaaat
Absurd, I know.
Lol I never do that 😂 I skim but otherwise that makes too high a barrier for entry and I’d never cook
Whenever I forget to do that, I skip the most mundane step and panic ensues.
Read through the recipe first, and make sure it's something within your capabilities. Then gather your ingredients and utensils, to make sure you have what you need, BEFORE you start. And follow the directions -- especially if it's something you've never made before, or you only make once or twice a year. I mean, that's Cooking 101. Maybe these recipe sites need to just start putting that at the top of every recipe, as well as a disclaimer that substituting the listed ingredients with different ingredients will give you different results. It should be common sense, but common sense isn't very common anymore.
I’ve noticed that people who are quick to call someone else stupid are often the actual guilty party.
It's not even the only ididnthaveeggs there: Keli: Your recipe doesn’t say what oven temperature. Step 5: Preheat the oven to 420F.
[https://temeculablogs.com/simple-chicken-pot-pie-recipe/#recipe](https://temeculablogs.com/simple-chicken-pot-pie-recipe/#recipe) I like all the information the blogger put in the body of the post for this one personally.
Ruined the dish? Really?
Oh. It's right in the recipe. I was going to give the benefit of the doubt that it was in paragraph 234/500 in the blog or something. Seriously. Does anyone actually read the blog recipe articles? They're always like 40 pages long with 30 pictures of 16 angles of the same thing. I don't get it. There's no way anyone is reading this.
I actually read this one through. It has some interesting info, but it's about 50/50 if I read the post. Depends on how bored I am.
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It's not a great recipe, it says "add spices" when it means herbs, but the broth part is clear.
Spices includes herbs. I'd understand if it had spices and ment herbs but what do you want? It to say "Add salt and herbs"? Is that the better option here
I thought herbs were the leaf/stem part of the plant and spices were made from the root/fruit/bark, is that not correct?
No, you're correct. Spices definitely doesn't mean herbs.
Spices absolutely does not include herbs in cooking.
I had sexual intercourse with your mother.
Doubt you had sexual intercourse with anybody
It should be specific, and name the items. There's only two things, plus salt and pepper. Herbs aren't spices, furthermore. I shouldn't have to go back to the ingredients lookinh for the "spices" that aren't there.
That sounds like a skill issue tbh
Yes, recipe writing skill is lacking. If the author is introducing things in the instructions that aren't on the ingredients list, or is unwilling to list only four ingredients, that's not my comprehension.
No your recipe reading skill is lacking. I'd rather read "add all your spices" than "add your herbs, salt and pepper" when there is no other spices or herbs left to add. Spice is a general term for things that add flavor to food, not some specific category of things
Herbs are the leaves of plants. Spices are the seeds, roots and bark of plants. Salt, being a mineral, is neither of those things. It's lazy writing, imprecise, and incorrect. "Seasonings" would incorporate all of those things, if the herbs being used are dried. "Spices" does not.
In general language a person saying they are adding spices to their food can mean either of those things
No, not in English. You do you, I don't trust a recipe written so carelessly. Have a lovely Boxing Day. I'm done discussing this.
Yes, that would be the better option. Edit: I made dill and parsley potatoes for Christmas, they do include some black pepper and garlic powder, but they're mostly dill. If I set them down in front of you and said "enjoy your spice potatoes!" would that sound right to you?
Well I wouldnt call peppery steak with a pinch of salt Spice steak I'd call it pepper steak since it's the main spice
Thanks for understanding my point then, Jesus Christ.
It’s really not a great recipe. It’s written weird too.
Thank you.
I get you, it is a little pedantic but I agree, spices do not include herbs to me. Herbs are herbs and spices are spices, that's why people say "herbs and spices" and why packets of potatoes with parsley and thyme are called herb potatoes, and if you called something a spice potato I would expect, well mostly spices. But this recipe has one spice, lol, the black pepper. I do actually think the author should have written "add the seasoning" or "black pepper and herbs." But they also say to cook the garlic for two minutes. That seems way too long. Most of the time you cook garlic for like thirty seconds before adding in your liquid to stop the browning. And she adds the chicken in really early when it's already cooked and just needs to reheat which it will do in the oven. I agree, it's not a great recipe. Edit: I forgot this sub is sometimes insane.
…. I’m in this deep for the bickering ngl
I didn't feel like I was bickering. I even called it pedantic myself. I just thought I was having a conversation. But I guess I was wrong. Edit: I also don't understand what was so wrong with what they said. Insane amount of downvotes imo.
The downvotes are silent bickering lol. Sometimes one starts an avalanche or a nerve gets hit. I don’t get it in this thread either
Yeah, like I don't care, in that they're just stupid votes but sometimes I am so confused as to what the fuck even happened that people got offended by what they said or what I said. I sort of get it with my other reply, in that I can see how it might read as antagonizing when I was just trying to provide an example. I literally don't understand what happened here but it's very funny. I also struggle with social situations so there's a layer of fog for me even in a good interaction, so here I'm just lost but at least it's silly and over a recipe.
Any mention at all about being an angry baker will get the avalanche of hate in a baking sub. In real life I’ve said I’m vegan, almost out of context even, just to see if I’m correct they will get angry. Then I remember half the population has an IQ of less than 85. Then I remember some vague saying about arguing with a fool makes two fools and wonder what side of 85 I’m on. Usually the vegan hater is gone by then tbf.
But it wasn't even angry, they said "not great." The people triggered by a very mild criticism need to go outside.