Cooking is a necessity for me because I have a nasty habit of living in other countries where I can't get my favorite foods at restaurants! I love to make Greek and Turkish food. The lack of feta cheese in Asia is highly disappointing to me. Learning to make the secret family recipe Spanakopita - and having it be my husband's favorite thing that I make, despite his aversion to "cooked spinach." Beer cheese soup. So sad...and what a waste of good beer.