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diff --git a/content/posts/2022/2022-04-23-a-cookbook.md b/content/posts/2022/2022-04-23-a-cookbook.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e86fcda --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2022/2022-04-23-a-cookbook.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +date: 2022-04-23 +title: A cookbook! +tags: +- Food +--- + +Last week, I've decided to add a cookbook to my website. I've thought about +doing so for a while, but was rather hesitent since my website was mostly a +tech-minded blog. However, this time around I've decided to simply add a +cookbook, and have seperate RSS feeds for my [blog posts](/posts/index.xml) and +[recipes](/recipes/index.xml), so that readers can decide what they want to +follow. Now I can easily share any recipes that visitors have asked me to share +over the years. + +The cookbook has an overview of all recipes, and each invidual recipe has a +layout greatly inspired by MartijnBraam's [FatHub](https://fathub.org). The +JavaScript is an exact copy, even. + +The format of the recipes has been altered slightly. I found the FatHub format +to be a little too verbose to make it simple enough to want to write down the +recipes. So I've trimmed down on some of that. You can check the sources that I +use on [git.tyil.nl](https://git.tyil.nl/blog/). + +Since my website is generated with [Hugo](https://gohugo.io), I had to do the +template myself as well. But these were fairly simple to port over, and I am +fairly happy with the result. I've made two changes compared to the layout used +by FatHub: Every step in the instructions is numbered, and the checkboxes for +the ingredients are at the left-hand side. The ingredients don't contain a +preparation step in the tables, as I've made that part of the cooking +instructions. + +The entire thing was done in an afternoon during Easter, so it was pretty +straightforward to set up. I haven't included many recipes yet, as I want to +double-check the right amounts of ingredients and instructions for many of them. +The downside of a recipe is that people generally follow it to the letter, and +I'm not a professional cook, I often cook just by tasting and adjusting as +desired. + +There's one thing I didn't include, but which I might consider working on in the +future: [baker's percentages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_percentage). +Some of my recipes have been written down in this notation, and for now I'll be +converting them to regular quantities instead. There's also some downsides to +baker's percentages such as harder to calculate what a serving size is, or the +duration of certain steps, which has caused me to not make this a hard +requirement for the cookbook section of my site. + +I think the cookbook is more than enough to get started with, and to try sharing +some recipes in. If I've ever cooked something for you in person, and you would +like to know the recipe, don't hesitate to ask me to include it in the cookbook. +Additionally, if you have some tips on how to improve an existing recipe, I'd be +very happy to hear about it! |