I've always enjoyed cooking, my grandma and father both taught me to really appreciate great fresh ingredients. I love trying new things and love mexican and Thai food. Mu husband is Australian and it's been pretty interesting trying to follow recipies when a fair bit of ingredients aren't sold - it's called improvise! Mexican, I also love to bake, I just made a great banana bread the other day- from this site of course. I really try to make healthy choice in my everyday cooking, but everything is fine in moderation. Every Christmas we have the annual girls christmas cookoff, with three generations of women in my family getting together to bake goodies for an entire delicious calorie laden day. Cooking an entire Thankgiving feast by myself when my exboyfriend was given a turkey from his employer. On one of my very first dates way back when, I decided to try an exotic new recipe- sure to impress. I was cooking for my date and the rest of my family. I can't exactley recall what I made - it involved a mexican dish with kidney beans, cilantro, and chicken but the chicken turned out purple and tasted like big foots breath, it was just terrible. My entire family crucified me for ages for that one.