It's so much fun seeing how good you can make something or if you can make it BETTER than you remember it at a favorite restaurant and trying different recipes and learning what's going to taste good before you even make it! I enjoy cooking gourmet foods - the different blends of herbs, spices, and oils together to creat a delightful Mediterranean taste. So far the only cooking tradition my family has is dinner, lol! I have done a few holidays and I like to make on each the Gourmet Classic Sweet Potatoes for my hubby. Flan! Creme brulee!! I always thought it was too difficult, little did I know how easy it was ... and delicious! Gravy - first Christmas - had to try it FOUR times before it actually came out, lol. And the ham too!! That was a sad pathetic mess - lesson #1 in holiday cooking: BUY BONE-IN HAM - no other ham will do. lol!