The thing about recipes is... I often cook and adjust until it tastes right

That cooking "technique" is passed down from my grandma to my mother and now I'm the same.
In our kitchens you'd hear stuff like "take the right amount of..." or "don't cook it too long, you need to take it out at the right time"
I used apples (obviously), one ripe tomato (no skin), ginger, lemon juice, lemon grass (big pieces, taken out after cooking finished), apple cider vinegar, dried and ground red chilies, as spices I used some garam masala (before you ask: I made that too

), small part of a stick of cinnamon and black mustard seeds, all toasted and ground to a powder. Oh and some salt and sugar to taste.
I use strict recipes for dough/pastry and sauces like hollandaise etc, most of the other stuff I just wing until I get a feel for when it's just right. Has led to many wonderful dishes but also came back to bite me in the <other word for donkey> a few times