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Ever Do This?

Kachina624 — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:43:15 GMT

Last week I did grocery shopping and dutifully purchased several ingredients for a special recipe I wanted to make. Now I'm sitting here with my food items and can't for the life of me remember what I'm supposed to make.

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fthunt — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:50:28 GMT

No - can't say it has. Just a senior moment. Pour a glass of wine - sit back - relax and it will come to you. Works for me!

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Carmie — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:55:36 GMT

Not yet, but I purchase ingredients for recipes that I never get around to making.

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nomar — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:58:19 GMT

Yes!! I bought my string cheese today for what I thought was a pasta salad I saw on these forums and now I cannot find the recipe. Where or where did I see the recipe???

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Allegheny — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:05:40 GMT

@nomar Think it may be recipe posted in Kitchen by just bling.

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MJDinVegas — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:17:10 GMT

@Kachina624, you are NOT alone! I always have to print the recipe I’m thinking I may want to make, and, if I haven’t in a short time frame, that recipe goes into a file that is “waiting” to be added to my formal recipe files. I have a stupid system but every once in a while I clean it out and start the cycle again. If I really want to make the recipe, I leave it out on my desk, although I must confess there can be a pile of those too! YIKES,

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MJDinVegas — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:20:43 GMT

BTW, some of the best recipes I’ve bought for in advance and saved the recipes were those I made on a whim. A Food and Wine recipe for Chicken Tkka Masala comes to mind. Not low fat by any means but fabulous with naan bread or Basmati rice.

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nomar — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:29:29 GMT

Thank you for the reply on the recipe for the string cheese. Now I can make it.

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jannabelle1 — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:40:14 GMT

So glad I'm not the only one who does this. I have a lot of good intentions when it comes to cooking! LOL!~

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froggy — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:41:59 GMT

I do it all the time. Or I can't remember which cookbook the recipe is in.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:51:07 GMT

Thanks, I can relate to all of these. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who is forgetful or crazy.

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lOVETOSHOP — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:56:14 GMT

Never did that (yet) but I can relate to not being able to locate a recipe I saw "somewhere" and spent hours over several days searching my million and one cookbooks for THE recipe! I have also been guilty of buying ingredients to make a particular recipe and then being too lazy to do it! Last but not least, I love it when I buy everything I think I need to make a recipe, then find out I'm out of one of my staples like baking powder or vanilla extract!

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Sooner — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:59:38 GMT

Yep! I have so many cookbooks and magazines I can't find the recipe!

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software — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 02:15:43 GMT

I have in the past but now with a smartphone, it does all the thinking for me.

If I find a recipe I like, I try to download it, or somehow copy it to my phone.

Or take a picture of the ingredients & instructions.

When I'm at the store, I have a ready made list and when I get home, I can find the recipe.

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sfnative — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 05:35:00 GMT

@Kachina624

Funny you should ask.

I have a red bell pepper and a green bell pepper in my frig and can't match them to a recipe, so they will be our Sunday dinner, along with spiced chicken breast pieces, as I'll be making Chicken Fajitas.

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qualitygal — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:23:29 GMT

Welcome to my world. Do you know how long it took me to get from the basement to upstairs to add 1 thing to my grocery list? It was almost 2 wks. before I was able to remember that long enough to do it. LOL

I think some cells are AWOL.

@Kachina624, I do copy the recipe and put it on the fridge, so I can remember what I was going to make with these newly bought ingredients. Sounds good one moment, later not so much. I have Almond flour, that I thought I'd use, when I crused around the Low carb idea. I may never use it.

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house_cat — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:58:46 GMT

I made a pork tenderloin on Sunday. I knew there'd be a lot left over, so I planned to make pork chow mein on Wednesday.... which I did.... and it was delicious. When we finished eating, DH said, "Wasn't it supposed to have pork in it?" I'd totally forgotten to add it.

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BeccaLou — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 13:53:35 GMT

Yes, I have a few times. Post it on the frig when you complete your shopping along with what you are going to prepare. That is how I try to keep it straight.

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Alison Wonderland — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:44:06 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Last week I did grocery shopping and dutifully purchased several ingredients for a special recipe I wanted to make. Now I'm sitting here with my food items and can't for the life of me remember what I'm supposed to make.

Oh my gosh, yes. And thanks to you and everyone who has posted, because I feel better about it now.

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fourpaws56 — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:49:48 GMT

yup,some days I can't find my kitchen....