Is every recipe possible?

Is every recipe possible?

It is certainly the case that believers in unlimited culinary possibility base their bold optimism on something which involves a logical contradiction. Generally (9) ________, as cooks are keen to remind us, only (10) ________ which involves a logical contradiction is impossible. So ice cannot remain frozen inside ovens; (11) ________ can there ever be any truly dry water. However, the limits that most home cooks have in (12) ________ when planning ambitious meals are rarely logical. As (13) ________ as a recipe remains theoretically possible, some people keep saying, “(14) ________ it isn’t impossible.” This attitude is reinforced by food media, which encourages viewers to (15) ________ big and regard impossibility as nothing more than a failure of imagination. It is far simpler, though, to compare levels of difficulty with chances of success. If the former are too high and the latter too low, there is little point in claiming that anything is achievable, (16) ________ enough skill or equipment.