I am a 24-year old woman who loves to cook. I can cook anything and everything that appeals to me and that I think my boyfriend would like. People rave about my cooking and sometimes upon tasting my own creations I gotta rave about it too hahaha. Cooking is very fun for me and even a bit therapeutic at times. I love trying new recipes and having company over to sample what I make. Its really satisfying to cook for people and have them enjoy it. I try to cook healthy since I am a big health freak who has to eat a certain amount of fruits and veggies for every meal. But I have also been known to be a bit naughty and indulge in fried chicken and chocolate cake occassionally. I love to cook Mediterranean and Asian dishes mostly. My parents always encouraged help in the kitchen and that meant learning little tips here and there throughout my childhood. I have been cooking for 12 years now ever since I was 13. One of the first things I learnt how to cook was a crabmeat and vegetable omelet. My grandma who was visiting at the time taught me how to make it and then after I remember making it as a surprise for my parents. My mother also taught me how to cook some really hearty soups that I still make when I need a comfort food or during the cold winters over here in the North Pole (Canada). My dad was kindof the sauce and marinade connosieur at home, I got my creativity in mixing ingredients and creating different tastes from him. Pretty much name anything and I can make it. I am a pretty confident and advanced cook and nothing is too complicated for me when I am in the kitchen! The best of the best for me would probably be my homemade pizza and Honeyed Salmon and sushi rolls, butter chicken and Thai coconut curry. After a hard day's work one day I came home looking forward to some good ol' fried chicken that I could make quickly and easily hassle-free. One of the simplest recipes that I have made-Oven Fried Chicken-chicken dipped in melted butter and then coated with crushed potato chips-failed miserably on me one night when I made it with skinless chicken. I learnt that this recipe really DOES NOT work with skinless chicken since I speculate that it is the skin on the chicken that fuses with the coating to make it stick! I was definately none too happy when this no-fail recipe that I held so close to heart had failed me, the result was some bare and tasteless chicken with all the crushed chips sliding off...no more skinless oven-fried chicken after that!