Ah, ok

I pretty much never buy anything ready made

I just look up a recipe, buy stuff and cook - and herbs and spices come in as we like

Usually I take a receipt only as an option and orientate myself with that. Like how long stuff needs to be cooked, and at what point which stuff needs to get added.
But I don't follow them on point - maybe the first time I'm trying something, but usually I already have an idea on what I like it to taste, and just follow it roughly

Takes some experimentation what works and what not, but imho that's exactly where the fun in cooking is

(And until the last sentence I wasn't sure, if you answered to the wrong comment, because ready made meals usually taste like shit and I never promoted them - not on purpose at least)