I started cooking as a teenager and got so much positive feedback, especially from my Dad that it really encouraged me to keep going. Once I had a family of my own I really went full spead ahead. I could live in my kitchen!!!! My dream kitchen will have a fireplace in it just for the added ambience :-) Pretty much everything. I am not really interested in baking however. It's funny, I tend to be intimidated by the more simple things like roasts, steaks.....I have been cooking more gourmet type meals and have more confidence with that. Hands down it is Christmas breakfast/brunch. I have children and they love my monkey bread (me too!!), I make lot's of different quiches and cook lots of bacon in the oven (to avoid the splatter). Fruit and of course the best coffee! Let's see....this amazing pork tenderloin with a maple syrup glaze. I serve it with homemade applesauce and wildrice apple pancakes. So yummy. I also make these delicious individual serving size pork pies that I think I could sell!! Tapioca!