LYNNE ROSSETTO KASPER

How to spot good recipes: A checklist

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• Does the recipe tell you what you can prepare ahead?

• Does it tell you how to store the food and for how long?

• Are the ingredients specific -- not "1 pound beef," but "1 pound well-marbled beef chuck"?

• Do the instructions tell you

• What kind of pot and utensils to use? 

• The level of heat and/or the timing needed for each step?

• What the food should look like, sound like, and/or smell like?

• How to know if it\'s done?

• How to serve?