I love to travel. In fact I move to a new country every couple of years. The very first thing I do when I arrive in a new place is sample local dishes. I really like everything especially things that allow me to experiment with new spices. I hate to make the same thing twice. My father made almost every dinner we ever had, but my mom did all the cooking for parties. I'm really new at this, so I pretty much get excited anytime I don't completely ruin something. I have taken on some difficult recipes with success (especially if you consider that less than two monthes ago I couldn't boil water with out setting something on fire!!). I set a lot of stoves, oven, and foods on fire (accidentaly of course).