definitions: tried and true cooking

Now that plain cooking has a definition, we went back to define "tried and true" recipes.

My diners' definitions of "tried and true":

"Old standby recipe."

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"Something without salt added."

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"Something you've done before and everyone likes."

Glad I have the lingo down!

definitions: plain cooking

We had a delightful but oft-repeated entree today -- rice with chili beans. When I called it "plain food", my diners objected. Boo asked me to define "plain".

"Tried and true," I said.
"There is a difference between plain, and tried and true," said Boo.

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So, what is plain cooking?

My diners said plain cooking is:

"Where the deer and the antelope play."

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"One vegetable and one salad on the plate."

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"Anything without salt added."

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"Something without color."

Do you agree?