I've been married almost 14 years and have a 8 year old son. I taught myself to cook when my husband and I first moved in together 14 years ago. Unfortunately, I work full time and don't get the opportunity to cook larger meals as often as I would like. I also don't do a lot of cooking in the summer months. I like to try something new about twice a month. Many of the new recipes I have tried have been from Allrecipes. When I'm not cooking I'm entertaining my son or reading novels. Chicken Parmesean, Shrimp or Chicken Scampi, (Chicken Taco Soup and Italian Sandwich Beef which are both recipes from Allrecipes) Chesapeake Filet Red Velvet Cake, and the Traditional Thanksgiving Meal - bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and turkey with gravy. Strudel, home made pierogies, creme brulee, Chesapeake Filet I can cook anything and bake a lot of different things but I have yet to master pies. I tried to make a pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving 3 years ago and the center flopped and was soupy. My first attempt at grilled pork tenderloin was a bad experience also. I had dinner guests and completely burned the tenderloin. I have sinced mastered grilling tenderloin.