I have had disasters in cooking and triumphs. Occasionally, you meet someone you'll never please, but most people like my cooking. I bake cakes for each of the people at work when it is their birthday and we have potlucks once a month and if it's your birthday, you don't have to fix anything, but I always do. It gives me a chance to try lots of things Not sure. My kids like divinity and other things. I bake great cakes. Allrecipes helps me out a lot! Usually spilling something and some combinations that I try don't work---disappointing!