I'm 38 and married with 2 little girls who refuse to stop growing, no matter how much I protest... I started cooking before I started college. Once I got married, my wife's specialty was cereal for dinner but since my world revolves around food, I cooked for the both us. I still cook about half the meals and love cooking. I consider myself to be an intermediate skill, but others think I am an expert. Anyway I love cooking anything that pops into my head. I have a knack for having a meal in a restaurant or a foreign country, researching the dish online, combining several different recipes into something that is VERY close to the original! That is the best. If it isn't quite right, I'll make mental notes on how to improve the dish for the next time. I love to fondue on Christmas with the whole family and I make my own saurkraut wich is more fermentation then cooking... Creating my own versions of Venison stew, Red Snapper Veracruz, Paella and a mussels in wine. I do not talk about tragedies, only opportunites for improvement!