I am happily married and made the big move from NJ to Alabama. Luckily I am not working yet which has given me time to adjust to everything else in married life including cooking. Unfortunately we have a small kitchen so I constantly have to clean up while preparing meals so I can have the counter space. My husband has been patient during these changes. He prefers a basic simple meal, especially Greek food while I like to try new recipes. I miss New York restaurants but the fresh seafood in the Gulf Coast is great. From this site, my favorite things to cook are stuffed peppers, mashed potatoes, coconut shrimp and banana bread. Although I have a shelf full of cookbooks, Allrecipes is sooooo much more useful. My mom is a fantastic cook and loves to host. So I didn't spend much time in the kitchen other than eating and being in charge of cleaning up. Now that I am married I am learning. I prefer baking and I figured out why: it is only one item. But when you are making dinner you have to have the main course, the vegetables, the salad and side dishes all need to be done at the same time. Too salty fish, bland meatballs, crunchy rice, etc,...