Oftentimes I'll come up with a recipe on the go; when I have little food left in the fridge and need to make dinner quick. For instance, this Sausage and Rice Salad recipe was created on a busy end-of-the-work-week evening and then improved over time. Other times, more often than not, I think of an ingredient I would like to use and then go to bed thinking about it. An idea will come to my mind and I'll fall asleep :) Win-Win! I will also try to replicate a recipe I liked at a restaurant. Like this Sweet and Crunchy Beet Salad, which I replicated using different ingredients and methods.