I'm a teacher and always wanted to learn to cook. Alas no one showed me so hear I am on my own. O I'm a newlywed too. he he I like to bake all the time but I also like to use anything with chicken in it because you can do so much. Italian cooking is something I'd like to learn too. Baking cookies Christmas eve and our traditional turkey dinner on Christmas day. The first time I read a recipie from a recipie book and cooked it for my dad and I since he was sick. He loved it and raved about how good it was. Several first degree burns.