I am an executive chef, retired, and I work part time with a friend at her pub helping her create a new atmosphere and teaching her young employees to cook, and doing her menu's and baking needs. I live with my husband, and our two dogs, a newfoundland and a belgian shephard. I have always loved to cook, and it's been very good to me and mine. I love southern Italian cuisine the best. I'd have to say that Greek or mediterranean food would be second, and we're indian food lovers here. My favorite things to cook are quick, simple meals since we both still work. Love to can foods though. Very yummy in december is Augusts tomatoes, peppers, and fresh herbs in a can. Breakfast is always the very first meal taught here. I am helping break in my now 6 1/2 year old grandson to simple basics. He loves helping knead dough to make cinnamon rolls, and helps rolling them, and cutting them and panning them up. He's a born chef. We'll turn him into a cook yet. He really likes standing on a stool and washing dishes though best of all. LOL Teaching my son and my neices and nephews to cook. It's SO much fun to expand a young mind in the kitchen. Everyone has them, whether experienced, or a beginner. We are always learning and always experimenting. I am a great fan of "you learn something from everyone who touches your life". Let me say, my cooking tragedy's are several and I'd like to forget them. :-)