I am a SAHM who didn't know beans from apple butter about cooking homemade meals, breads, and goodies from scratch 6 years ago. I have learned quite a lot and have become familar with things like baking powder, baking soda (I thought that you only used this in your fridge) yeast, and even spices! I love finding new recipes to make, although, my family sometimes does not like being the guinea pigs;) I am totally disorganized at heart and I try to make meal plans and stick to them, which militates against my personality, but it helps keep us fed. I love my rice cooker, crockpot, and bread machine more than most of my earthly possessions. I like to make authentic "true to the culture" types of foods. My main experiments include Korean, Filipino (we lived there for 2 years, so I sorta picked up some of the meals) Mexican, Cuban, Indian etc.. not really any except making homemade chicken strips. making and baking Bread! I also like to make pita bread, whole wheate french bread and English Muffin bread along with a varitety of different types of Whole wheat bread. Too many to list, but some have been gumbos, breads, stews, casseroles, and granola