I just started to enjoy cooking a couple of years ago--I love this website and go here for a lot of recipes (along with Real Simple--my favorite magazine since Domino folded). I love to bake, use my crockpot and cook for my friends. I'm a writer by trade and would love to go back to (cooking) school so I can write restaurant reviews. That being said, I go to the gym 3-4 times a week because my Italian heritage does not mix well with my love of food! Anything in a crockpot and that calls for exact measurements--I'm not my grandmom...I don't do so well with the "a pinch of this and a pinch of that." Christmas Eve. dinner...nuff said. Pot roast and the most delicious homemade mashed potatoes, most definitely. I believe there may be too many to list here...probably the one that takes the cake is when I accidentally set my robe on fire back in college from trying to use too many burners at once without rolling up my sleeves. Safety first, people. Safety first!