I wouldn't say that needing a recipe is very INTJ.
I could wing it ... BUT i would need to taste it to make sure I did get the ratios exactly right. In the same situation though, I might need to consume a few glasses worth before I served to make sure I got it right. .. Hicupp

I thought my lack of interest in following directions (recipes included) was fairly standard INTJ shtick. I tend to prefer the challenge and intuitive process of figuring out how to recreate food I've enjoyed in restaurants or friends' homes — more satisfying still is just inventing something as I go along.

Note to bakers: this way of operating has worked terribly for me so far. I don't bake. Baking is too precise.

Note to tofu chefs: INTJ is a great way to be! Get tofu, ginger, sesame oil, hot oil, shoyu, corn flakes, a few jelly beans, and go to town.

I have this desire to cook everything in a cookbook, in order, using all of the variations of the recipe.

When I go to a restaurant, I order from the top of the menu, keeping a journal of all things that I've eaten so I don't repeat myself.

If there's a video game I'd like to play, like Final Fantasy XII, I 'd have to play and win all of the Final Fantasy's I-XI. I "Iron Man" my games, meaning that if I die, I have to start over again (from the game, not from the beginning of the series).

I love bibliographies and booklists. I love hard and frustrating puzzles because they give me something to think about while I have to do more boring stuff, like go to work.

Meanwhile, I can't fold my own clothes, all of the books in my bookshelf are placed willy-nilly, and my handwriting is atrocious.

<But tonight I almost didn't make Margaritas because I didn't have a recipe or a shot glass. Almost, it was hard but I did it. I'm so proud of myself! >

Yes, we all need more Margaritas.

For a while in my teens I picked up the habit of counting things. Stupid, irrelevant. It started with the idea that I should count the stairs so I'd find my way in the dark, should that ever be necessary. Then it kind of got worse and lasted a couple years.

The only way I got it to stop was the force myself to trip up and lose count of everything. After about 2 days the habit just went away.

My approach to recipes is to try it the first time as written, then if I like it enough to repeat it I find all kinds of ways to improve on it according to my own tastes. This works well IF you have some history of experience cooking for a few years at least. I couldn't have done this when I was just learning (in my teens).

A great way to learn more about how to change around recipes and make substitutions is to watch Alton Brown on the food network. He has a great show called Good Eats. He has a great wit, but unlike some other chefs who seem to be there to chat with studio audiences and party, Alton really teaches the principles behind cooking as he demonstrates; you actually learn the science of cooking as you go. Apparently he was a double major in college: physics and film. He stumbled onto cooking later in life.
I also highly recommend his books, Gear for your Kitchen and I'm Just Here for the Food: Food +Heat= Cooking.

I test as an INTJ, but I wouldn't say I'm an extreme INTJ. I've sometimes tested near the middle on a letter or two, but have remained an INTJ over the years. On my last MBTI test I was only a couple of questions away from making it to the INFJ category, but still was said to be an INTJ.