Just threw together a cheddar cheese sauce to put on some dried pasta I'd made. Would not have known how to do this a month ago. success-baby.jpeg

4 years ago · 👍 gnuserland, neuropirate, marginalia

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Yeah. The experience of not having to consult a recipe at all seems to make the whole experience more immediate and engaging, and understanding the principles behind what I'm making helps with improvising around the limitations of what I have on hand. Definitely more enjoyable cooking this way. · 4 years ago

I think there's sort of a threshold you must cross with cooking before it becomes fun. Beyond that threshold, it becomes sort of self-sustaining. The reward of improvising together great meals makes you want to do it more, which increases the skill and increases the reward. · 4 years ago