When you cook, do you follow the recipe exactly or change things as you go?

A natural way to answer

It depends how well I know the dish. The first time I'll stick to the recipe, but once I've made it a few times I start to tweak it to suit my taste. I usually find my own version is the one I keep.

Key phrases to use

• chuck in — to add something quickly and casually“Just chuck in a handful of herbs at the end.”
• tweak something — to make small changes to improve something“I tweaked the recipe to make it less sweet.”