My name is Marianne and I am 17 years old. I love cooking pretty much. My mom made me start cooking when I was 10 so I have kind of gotten used to eat. I used to just be in the kitchen decide what meat I was going to use, decide spicy or not and just go with what my taste buds gave me. I would say most of the time it worked out for the best. Ever since my transition into becoming a vegetarian, I have lost my passion for it. I plan on getting back into it though. My favorite thing I hahve cooked was my Texas Mesquite Grilled chicken, with some grilled corn. Cornbread and watermelon. I also love cooking with chuck roast and marinading it in a custom made sauce and grilling it. Well my mom is from alabama so I have to cook tons of southern food. I think my favorite has been Sweet Potatoe Pie. I learned how to make it from scratch when I was 13. It has improved over the years. I also like making black eyed peas. Not with ham hocks anymore. But thats how I used to make it. The day I finally made some lemon squares. It took me 4 try's. So simple yet so hard. When I was 11 I tried to make a sweet potatoe pie without my mom. But I put a cup of salt instead of a cup of sugar lol.