I was supposed to attend cooking school right out of high school, but wanted a year off that turned into 10. You don't have to be a proffesional to make your food taste like you are. Chili, Beef Stew, Tacos, and anything on the grill. Beef stew and marinated chicken breasts from my dad, chili from my mom, noodles and cookies from my grandmas. I have pulled of a lot of fancy dinners for entertaining and am really getting the presentation aspect down. My chili lost a contest at my work because all of the tasters seemed to like sweet chili. Mine is not sweet.