My mother always says 'pastry is an exact science, cooking is a liberal art'. Cooking a meal is more about tasting, technique than the exact amount of ingredie

My mother always says 'pastry is an exact science, cooking is a liberal art'. Cooking a meal is more about tasting, technique than the exact amount of ingredients. Pastry is a different beast, it you don't use the exact amounts or time chances are your dish will fail.