I have 4 children, so I decided that if I was going to be cooking so much I had best learn to love it!! It is just such a stress reliever, I love it. I prefer to bake, but can cook as well. My kids are so picky that this site has been a godsend! Cookies, Bars etc. Love any poultry on the savory side - It is so versitile and easy that if you focus, you cant screw it up! Those are really the basics... Im new to this for the most part. Just decided to stop just cooking to NOT DIE!! Anything I can make with/for my family that we love, becomes tradition... whether for say Thanksgiving or just Wednesday night!! still waiting for that, altough i have stopped burning poor defenceless cookies... lol see above