| In order to duplicate your favorite restaurant recipes | | | | trying to figure out the "secret ingredient" that |
| at home, you may have to prepare yourself for a bit | | | | makes this particular dish so yummy. This will involve |
| of detective work. | | | | taste-testing and brainstorming with your family |
| There are a couple ways to actually get restaurant | | | | members or friends who are willing to help. And, it |
| recipes so you can recreate your favorite dishes at | | | | shouldn't be too hard to talk somebody into helping |
| home. You can start by asking the restaurant owner | | | | when you mention the benefits - free food and fun. |
| or manager if they will share their recipe. This is the | | | | Actually, there are plenty of other folks sleuthing the |
| quick and easy method. | | | | same restaurant recipes of which you and your |
| However, depending on the restaurant and the | | | | family are doing detective work. If you do a bit of |
| situation, you may or may not get the recipe. Or you | | | | searching, you'll find cookbooks, either physical or |
| may get a recipe that isn't entirely accurate if the | | | | virtual, that will have a variety of famous restaurant |
| restaurant is guarding some sort of secret ingredient | | | | recipes. However, you may not find the restaurant |
| or blend of ingredients. | | | | specialty that you wanted, so you're back to just |
| You can also do a little hands-on research, which may | | | | eating your favorite dish over and over again, hoping |
| include going back to the restaurant over and over | | | | you can come up with the right recipe. But, that's not |
| again, ordering the same dish, bringing it home, and | | | | entirely a bad thought, either! Grab your family, your |
| doing a little sleuthing with your family. You will be | | | | friends, and have fun! |