I LOVE to eat! Living in Hawaii, I can choose what I'd like to eat from the many different types of ethnic foods found here. I grew up eating out often, as my mom didn't like to cook. Our oven was broken for the entire time that I have lived in our home in Kaneohe. I would go over to my neighbors' (friends') house and help her bake cookies! I think that because I didn't have to cook when I was young, I now ENJOY cooking. Although I like to make dinner, my favorite is making desserts. My cooking triumphs are when my other half says it's good and he requests the food again! About 13 years ago, I tried to substitute salt for ajinomoto. The dish was SOO salty, I had to throw it away!