I started cooking for myself at a young age. People generally enjoy my cooking, but I still feel inexperienced because there are a thousand recipes I have yet to try. With the help of my chefie boyfriend I have learned several techniques and shortcuts which are of great benefit. I have become pretty comfortable making a variety of foods-realizing that recipes are meant to be played with, ingredients don't always have to be measured, and a grill is nothing to be afraid of. I love making yummy desserts and sauces. I also love making and serving Persian food-opening people's eyes and taste buds to other traditions. With mom. Basting the Thanksgiving turkey, making Christmas cookies, and learning how to make Persian food (including a perfect batch of rice with tadiq). I can't say that I am particularly proud of anything I have made-I take no credit for being able to follow a recipe. My own inventions tend to hit the spot, but I never take notes while I am cooking so those meals occur exactly that way only once, then they disappear into the memory as just another good meal~ I turned on the wrong burner on the stove, and idiotically I had left a tupperware full of oil sitting on the stovetop... needless to say it was a complete disaster and I learned a lesson that day!