My mother is a brilliant cook. However, I never appreciated the kitchen until about 12 years ago - I got hooked on the Food Network Chanel! I hardly ever stick to recipes, and am always modifying them. I love food; however, it has to be healthy. I recently undertook a 90-day juice fast with "Reboot Your Life" and lost 42 lbs/18 kg. This totally rebooted my taste buds and rebooted my way of thinking about food and eating healthy. I'm now following a program for life called Eat to Live. Asian cuisine because I can use so little (if any, oil) and loads of crispy veggies. I'm forever looking up new things to make, especially now that we are heading into winter. Baking I've been rather fortunate in that I haven't really had any tradegies in the kitchen. Made mistakes certainly, but I wouldn't call them tragedies, we've always been able to eat the food.