I love to cook, especially for other people. It makes me proud when they ask for 2nds or even better, the recipe. I live with my boyfriend Domenick who is a very picky eater, which makes cooking a challenge. I've learned just about everything I know about cooking from reading the reviews on “allrecipes.com". For someone who couldn’t make eggs 6 years ago I have to say I’ve come a long way. Nothing scares me now, I just jump right in! My favorite things to cook are one pot meals, soups, stews, and appetizers, because those are my favorite things to eat, but I love to cook anything. The first time I used my crock pot I made a rosemary chicken (it was also the first time I used rosemary). The recipe called for fresh rosemary, I didn’t have any so I used dried. I read somewhere about the conversion between fresh and dried herbs being three times the amount only I apparently had it reversed in my head and used 3 times the amount of dried instead of 1/3rd. I though it tasted like dirt. My boyfriend and his brother said they liked it but I think they were just being nice. I have since learned the conversion… Dried herbs are three times as STRONG as fresh.