I'm brand new at cooking of any kind above toast, but I'm finding that I dig it. My mom is Paula Deen/Rachel Ray/Martha Stewart legendary, but growing up, I avoided the kitchen (kind of how my husband does now!) Now I'm married and all the way across the country, though, so here we go! Chicken anything because it's easy. =] But the more I do, the more I like, so right now, everything is my favorite thing to cook. My mom's baking is to die for. If it can be baked, she does it extraordinarily. Holidays, family members flock to her place to get fat and happy. I made enchiladas and mexican rice for the first time recently, and they turned out great! Ahhh, the first time I tried to make seasoned rice, I turned the heat down far too low and had rice soup. The water literally went nowhere, and my poor rice was huddled together at the bottom of the pan.