I am 25 years old, live on my own . Even though i dont live with anyone else to cook for, cooking is a stress reliever and i love every minute of it , I make the food for friends, neighbors or coworkers. I learned the basics of cooking from my father and have come a long way from just baking cookies. I am only 25 and I feel I am becoming better every day with every new dish I try. I started off just trying to duplicate the meals my father used to make now I am expanding to things I never had made for me by my parents. I just learned how to make eggs over easy(as opposed to scrambled)4 years ago & mince garlic 2 yrs ago! Now I'm making salmon, steak, pastrys, dips, italian dishes, soups, All kinds of things I never though I'd be able to do. I credit 95% of my development to this website, thank you so much allrecipes! terriyaki chicken, french onion chicken , pork chops, lemon bars, pecan tarts Salmon on the grill, enchiladas, brushetta, pumpkin roll, baked ziti, spinach atrichoke dip, fusilli with spicy pesto sauce, chicken and dumplings fried chicken by way of oven...umm home filled with smoke and an hour worth of on and off smoke alarm!