I own a vegetarian cooking and recipe group with over 6,200 members. I have been in the kitchen since age 12. I love to cook, bake and will spend a day in the kitchen making a gourmet meal at the drop of a hat. Ethnic foods, baked goods, anything vegetarian, experimenting with the out of the ordinary ingredients. Having holiday potlucks. Everyone trying to bring something new each time. Persian rice with a tahdeeg, I mastered it. Finding my mom's old buttermilk bread recipe and having it come out just like she used to make it. Flipping a casserole on the floor in front of 20 hungry guests. Having chocolate in the blender and turning it on with the lid off.