Recreate grandma's bread pudding from memory with Grok
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Years after last making their grandma's bread pudding, a poster gave Grok the basics of the recipe they remembered instead of searching for hours. The poster says the recipe Grok came back with was exactly what they were looking for.
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points. Goal: Rebuild a family recipe from the details I remember. What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing): - The dish and what I remember (ingredients, texture, sauce) - Roughly when and where it was made (region, era) - Servings and equipment Rules: - Ask me 2–3 questions about taste and texture first. - Give a complete recipe with amounts and oven times. - Point out which parts are your best guess. - Offer one tweak if it doesn't taste quite right the first time. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: A full recipe and a list of 'guessed' details to adjust. You'll know it worked when: the dish tastes like I remember, or I know exactly what to tweak.
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points. Goal: Rebuild a family recipe from the details I remember. What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing): - The dish and what I remember (ingredients, texture, sauce) - Roughly when and where it was made (region, era) - Servings and equipment Rules: - Ask me 2–3 questions about taste and texture first. - Give a complete recipe with amounts and oven times. - Point out which parts are your best guess. - Offer one tweak if it doesn't taste quite right the first time. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Save the final version in a format I can print and share with family. Output: A full recipe and a list of 'guessed' details to adjust. You'll know it worked when: the dish tastes like I remember, or I know exactly what to tweak. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
Source
https://x.com/WaskelweeWabbit/status/1870558445599895823
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