I started off making mac and cheese out of a box when I was 12. Then moved on to Hamburger Helper. I wanted something better than those things and started teaching myself how to cook. I like to experiment with recipes and make up my own. I also love learning new cooking techniques. Cooking is just fun to me, and I'm actually pretty good at it. My family says I have great judgement in how to flavor and spice things. I hardly ever measure spices according to the recipe. I always just go with what I feel is right. Pumpkin pie, Pecan pie, Hot wings, Mashed Potatoes, Tacos and Spanish Rice, Pizza cookies, Cakes, cookies, Christmas Fudge, Cupcakes, Muffins. I LOVE to bake. It's so easy to me and I love working with spices, textures, and flavors. But I love cooking too because it gives me a challenge and I can experiment a little more with stronger flavors. I make fresh pumpkin pie every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I cook and puree the pumpkin, I make my own pie crust, and add different spices. Each time my recipe varies a little because I don't exactly measure everything. I came up with the recipe myself and just haven't written it down. It gets better and better each time I make it though. =) I created a Smores Pizza Cookie that is guaranteed to satisfy a sweet tooth. My pumpkin pies are awesome. =) I have trouble telling when potatoes and chicken are done. One time I burnt a pot of boiling potatoes that I was going to mash. I was able to fix them though, and they turned out GREAT thankfully. Then another time my family wanted chicken for dinner. Half wanted BBQ flavored, and half wanted hot and spicy. So I fried the hot ones in a skillet and they came out fine, but the BBQ ones I put in the oven and they came out very raw inside. I had put the oven on too low of a temperature and then decided to increase it, but it threw off the cooking time. They were a complete disaster.