Happily married mother of 3 Dessert/Baking is my first favorite but cooking for my family and friends runs a close second. My mom and I cook Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner together. We also have made an annual Christmas baking day a few weeks before Christmas. My husband will eat whatever I put in front of him. Food is not that important to him, so when he likes a new recipe I've made, I know its good! When I first started cooking on my own at around 18, I tried to mash the raw potatoes I had peeled and cut up!