Changing lifestyle makes everyday interesting. Learning new things like cooking good food on a strict budget, cooking for two, trying to meet people in a new area, and being a full time babysitter....all intersting to say the least. Everything. Love italian probably the most but husband is a die hard meat and potatoes man. He's great about trying new things however. I think his favorite new thing so far as been the vodka cream sauce. He was so sure he wasn't going to like it! I always love cooking when the whole family gets together (which isn't all that often.) I always over cook....could serve 10 other families besides our own...but it's fun and gives me the chance to try all sorts of things. If I fix a meal and someone else eats it and says it's good...to me that is a triumph! LOL I guess my biggest was with garlic. My parents never cooked with it so when I made a casserole that called for 3 cloves of garlic...Yup...I used 3 bulbs. Who knew??? Husband nearly keeled over when he opened the oven to see what was for dinner. Fun memory that we still laugh over.