Never cooked really until I was married. Even then, it was difficult for me to even touch raw meat. It grossed me out! Whole foods with natural seasonings. I am most satisfied when I can cook something from scratch without the use of ingredient derived from chemically processed sources and without preservatives/ additives. Everyone can eat more cleanly! Really, there are none sadly. From the most memorable Lemon Cake down to my Aunts Chili, none were never made from scratch! I grew up in a commercialized mass produced, processed food era when Hamburger Helper was considered healthy merely because the commercial said so! I'm changing that. ;) Hmmm,...I don't know. I guess I should say my cooking triumphs are when I get a recipe right and/ or don't over cook something. LOL! Many! I forget about such things. Usually it revolves around me making simple mistakes.