Love eating, so I got good at cooking. I started as a matter of necessity when I moved out of my mom's home and was on my own. Now that I have a husband to feed, I experiment on him. Which he doesn't mind a bit. I love baking more than anything but I love to cook anything once to try it. Having a Chinese heritage, I've left a lot of the traditional Chinese cooking behind. But I do like to cook jook (a hearty rice soup) which is terrific for taking care of the leftover chicken in the fridge. Growing up in Hawaii, my childhood was filled with multi-national foods. So I'll try to cook a wide variety of foods from different ethnic backgrounds including, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Japanese, Filipino and just plain "local". I think I've finallly mastered making blueberry scones. And I think I can put on a pretty elegant dinner party for a small group of friends. Forgetting to add something into a recipe before cooking it has left me with some not so great tasting dishes. Now I double check all the ingredients twice before I start the stove or the oven.