I'm 30-something and live in rural eastern Connecticut with my eight year-old son. He thinks I'm a great cook and particularly likes my homemade tacos, meat muffins (meatloaf made in texas muffin tins), and pancakes. Growing up we ate whole foods before it was cool and because it was cheap. As an adult I prefer to cook this way and eschew boxed/prepared foods both because of my gluten intolerance and because I like to eat healthy and without additives. I used to be more of a baker than a cook, but discovering that I was gluten-intolerant changed all that. Now baking is tricky since I end up breathing in too much flour and get sick (ugh!), unless I'm baking gluten-free which I am finding very tricky. As a result I'm becoming a much better cook. My dad still talks about the time I had him over for dinner and served him and my ex husband a chicken tetrazzini that I had made using sweetened condensed milk instead of evaporated milk. Personally I thought it was ok, but they both found it pretty gross.