I'm 26 years old and cooking is my favorite hobby. Love trying out new suggestions and recipes. Other than that, I play with my dogs, take lots of pictures and drink lots of coffee since I'm a supervisor at a coffee shop. Love Southern style. And anything that makes people roll their eyes in ecstacy. My grandmother always had home cooked meals for us.... but she didn't pass much of her knowledge down. I primarily taught myself, but still try to recreate her master pieces. Definately my standing rib roast. I knew when I pulled that off with garlic parmesean mashed potatoes that I had this cooking thing down. ;) As a beginner, I didn't taste my pie mix before they were baked. Oops! Left the sugar out of the pumpkin pies. They were aweful!