Is it me? Or do all recipe books err on the side of caution? Tonight I cooked a lentil and sweet potato soup, and the recipe called for 2 cloves of garlic, ½ teaspoon of cumin, ½ teaspoon of coriander with a ‘pinch’ of turmeric. Now neither Lentils nor sweet potato are exactly zinging with flavour so I upped the ½ teaspoon to full. Once cooked I tasted it and my immediate thought was – bland!
I jazzed it up with more garlic, chilli sauce, dark soy sauce and a teaspoon of ginger paste.
I blame the balti mile. Years of Birmingham cuisine has either cauterised my taste buds or raised my expectations!
Jan Edwards 
I’ve come across the same problem repeatedly, which is one of the reasons I rarely use recipes these days.
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I mostly use recipes for basic ideas and play around with them.
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