I'm a 58 yo guy, single, I make a decent living as an electrician/draftsman. I grew up the son of a county sheriff. Grew up on my gradmothers farm in Tennessee. I cook southern style. No spices other than salt and pepper, fat back, country ham pieces, etc. I make a MEAN meatloaf, like to fix dry beans, limas, pintos. Like i said, I learned to cook southern style. I never use recipes. I get my basic ideas and just go from there. I never measure anything either My southern potato salad gets a lot of compliments. I make it 16 lbs at a time. I can't cook in small batches cause everybody wants some!!! I switch to all kinds of soups and casarolles in the winter. Spaghetti, chicken rice and mushroom soups, vegetable beef, and my best chili!!! Making a homemade peach cobbler! Made it way too big, too heavy for the pan, dropped it, splashed all over my arms, burnt like LAVA!! still have the scars!