My mom cooked for us when we were little, but she never really liked it, so when I got old enough I took over the majority of the cooking duties in our household. Now I'm starting a household of my own and my cooking is branching out. My fiancé and I are both looking to get a little healthier, so I'm trying lots of new healthy foods to cook and eat. Cheesecake, but only because I can never get it just right and I have to keep trying again! Anything new, somewhat easy, and adaptable. I typically find a recipe and end up improvising something close to it. I'm starting new traditions! The fiancé and I both have close families, so instead of arguing over whose family's house we're going to on holidays, I declared that everyone is coming to our house. Also, my family cooks nothing but fatty, unhealthy foods, and I'm putting an end to that! Easter was my first time hosting a two-family dinner. I was so nervous! But I planned it all out in advance and started cooking about 2 days before the main event. Even though I was trying new foods and sneaking in healthy substitutions wherever I could, everyone loved all the food, and the day was a major succes. Once I was improvising a lemony zucchini recipe I found. I hadn't bothered to copy the recipe, so I was just working from memory. It came out tasting like a very spicy, very tart lemon. Next time I'll remember to at least glance at the measurements!