Oh yeah, my dad is definitely the 'toss things at things and see what happens' kind. My mom follows recipes in detail though (as do I, with some modifications) and I already claimed the really gross old notebook with my grandma's (father's mom, my maternal grandma is a terrible cook) recipes that she gave my mom. Mostly because I want the sort of heirloom while my sister wants the actual recipes, LOL. But maybe I could share their cocido.