I'm not really a bad cook. I rated myself as a beginner since I don't cook that often. My husband and I use this site jointly to change-up family meals. My husband does most of the cooking in the house with no complaints from me. My favorite things to cook would be just about anything that goes into the oven. I'm not one that likes standing over a hot stove stirring. I have tried 2 risotto recipes successfully, but I wouldn't recommend anyone with wrist problems to try them. One of my embarrassing cooking tragedies is the first time I cooked for my husband. Choosing to cook lumpia (an American favorite of Filipino Cuisine) I made the mistake of using OLD oil to fry them up in. Needless to say it was a very BAD experience. Lucky for me, he married me anyway. And that little incident has gotten me out of the typical woman's role of being the family's primary cook.