How odd. Are they really not interested in knowing how you made the pie, but asking anyway? Humans are strange.
Perhaps you could have some stock answers that take very little time, and then only go into details if they press you for more information (e.g., seem to actually want to know):
"I modified the recipe from Joy of Cooking just a bit, with a little more cream." "It was really very easy; would you like me to send you the recipe?" "It was really amazingly difficult; would you like me to send you the recipe?" (Note: with the last two, you might get roped into sending a recipe to someone who doesn't, actually, want it.) "I made it up as I went along, and I'm not sure I could replicate it. Do you make Banana Cream Pie? How do you do it?"
Perhaps they just want to talk about how well they cook. The last response would feed right into that.... assuming you have any interest in hearing them talk about their cooking prowess.
Or perhaps they just want to know what your "trick" is, if the pies were particularly good. If you have one or two things that you think makes your recipe stand out from the rest, just say that: I used extra spices / more butter / I glazed the pie shell with egg white and precooked it for 20 seconds.... etc.
But all of this is just wild guesswork. I really haven't a clue why someone would ask you how you made something, and then not be interested when you tell her.
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re: I just don't understand
Date: 2009-06-11 09:26 pm (UTC)Perhaps you could have some stock answers that take very little time, and then only go into details if they press you for more information (e.g., seem to actually want to know):
"I modified the recipe from Joy of Cooking just a bit, with a little more cream."
"It was really very easy; would you like me to send you the recipe?"
"It was really amazingly difficult; would you like me to send you the recipe?"
(Note: with the last two, you might get roped into sending a recipe to someone who doesn't, actually, want it.)
"I made it up as I went along, and I'm not sure I could replicate it. Do you make Banana Cream Pie? How do you do it?"
Perhaps they just want to talk about how well they cook. The last response would feed right into that.... assuming you have any interest in hearing them talk about their cooking prowess.
Or perhaps they just want to know what your "trick" is, if the pies were particularly good. If you have one or two things that you think makes your recipe stand out from the rest, just say that: I used extra spices / more butter / I glazed the pie shell with egg white and precooked it for 20 seconds.... etc.
But all of this is just wild guesswork. I really haven't a clue why someone would ask you how you made something, and then not be interested when you tell her.