I try to spread the word that cooking isn't that hard and can be incredibly satisfying to make a bunch of people happy (although I'm usually overcritical of my cooked meals). I also have type I diabetes and have to count the carbs of my meals. Traditional foods, especially Italian food (although there's always a place in my heart for Italian American food). I like cooking to be simple so that you can cook multiple delicious things at once. I'm the cook, my mom and little sister are the bakers. I recently held a get-together for my wife's birthday and flooded the room with appetizers and was uncharacteristically satisfied with every appetizer I made. Making a soup with 12 tablespoons of vegetable base instead of the 12 teaspoons that were needed.