I usually don't. I'll only follow a recipe when I'm trying something new. After the first time, I can usually get the essence of it and will go freestyle after that. The thing is, as a single man living alone, I can't keep my fridge stocked, or most of it'll go bad before I can even get to them. The market structure is not single person friendly. Even a head of lettuce is more than I can finish in a week. So I don't have all the ingredients to recipes. I will improvise with what I ever I have for the most part.
the person below me prefers to cook at home as oppose to going out.