More recipes, now on Twitter as well

Good to know we’re not the only ones crazy for recipes with a sprinkle of new technologies. Apparently the Twitter flavor is spreading around the kitchens in the world. A recent article in The Guardian explains it:

” Philosophical musings, travel directions, internal monologues, reflections on the day’s politics and the repercussions of a drunken night have all been squeezed into the short space available for a posting on Twitter.

Many discuss food, including Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver who “tweet” suggestions, links to recipes and mini-appraisals of their latest meals.

Now, however, users of the internet phenomenon have gone one step further – compressing instructions on how to create an entire meal into the tiny space (…)

Take Evans’s “Stout Ice Cream: heat to boil 2/3c stout/2T molasses; cool. Beat 4yolk/6T sug; +c milk&cream/stout. Freeze/mix frequently~5h or use machine.” Or Piper’s Best Baba Ghanoush, transmitted over two tweets: “Best Baba Ghanoush Halve 2Eggplants rubwithEVOO RoastCutSideDown 400degrees tilSoft chopwithskinON Processwith 1/4cupTahini Juice1Lemon 2mincedGarlic Cloves 1TbspCumin Add more of any of these &S/P to taste.”

The downside of this latest phenomenon is that the tiny recipes can be confusing, with varying forms of shorthand such as a T for tablespoon and EVOO for extra-virgin olive oil. But baffled users can simply tweet any queries as they cook.”

more at The Guardian

What do you think about the compressed instructions, does it work for you?