I cook on a ship in the military, for 100 people. It gets to be a little daunting, so I really like to cook at home for family and friends. Sometimes, though, I forget how to cook in small numbers - but no one has any problem with lots of leftovers! I'm a pretty skilled baker, but I also like to cook regular dishes of all kinds. Whatever I am doing in the kitchen, I get into my work. I tend to have a large mess to clean up when I'm finished!!! Some of my inventions that work out - strawberry kiwi tartlets, and oreo buttercream chocolate cake. Though, truthfully, every day on board the ship is a triumph! I have hosted a few theme parties, which were great fun, too. Baking cake in the middle of the ocean is not always a successful task. Think cookie on one side of the sheet pan, and extra thick cake on the other. You spend much more time scraping the batter out of the oven than you ever would have making the cake.