/ck/ - Food & Cooking

i keep messing up teriyaki chicken. it's seems my sauces are too watery maybe? the chicken looks soggy and then the sauce chars up if i turn up the heat.

Absolutely not. Done it a few times. I had a meal after work one time. It was quiet evening and the rain was mellowing out the the last vestiges of sunlight through the opaque glass. I ordered some water to start off and asked for some meatloaf and mashed potatoes and proceeded to bring out my daily reading, The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I was pleasantly surprised by the brief wait that followed. I was served some of the best meat loaf I had ever had! I asked the waitress to pay my compliments to the chef, but it seemed she took me for being glib as I noticed and air of uncertainty. Nonetheless, I left the establishment pleased with a 20% tip. Anon, I do hope you have a good meal and a good time if you eat out because not many meals are worth remembering.

I come from a household that cooks. My parents and my grandparents cook. The food they make is great. But they will soon pass away. How do you go about collecting their recipes and techniques?