I like to experiment with ingredients and techniques. Sometimes this goes well. When it does not, my kids let me know. Soups, stews, campfire cooking, cookies Homemade birthday treats first thing in the morning, Malian and Jewish food, Thanksgiving at our house. Making cheesecake by hand....I don't have an electric mixer! We had guests and we were making whipped cream by shaking the heavy cream in a closed container. We were all having so much fun shaking it that it turned to butter! We put it on the ice cream anyway.