I love to bake and cook. Being in the kitchen allows me a creative outlet. Some ask me, Why do you like to cook? I answer, Because I don't have to. Truly I mean I am in no way pressured to cook a super meal every night. No children and DH is so sweet he wouldn't care if we had box mac & chz and burgers. I love to bake. Also cooking things that smell scrumptious in the oven all day long. Nothing like my husband coming home to the wonderful enticing smells from my kitchen. Every Thursday night our beloved friends/family come to our house to play cards. This is a great opportunity to show off some of my better cooking skills. I believe most of my triumphs in the kitchen are due to this rule.. 1) Never try a recipe for the very first time when you are expecting company. I can't remember a cooking tragedy really. Typical things have happened like burning something or dropping something. I suppose my most despised mishap is when I make a mess of the oven and have to clean it. lol One of the worst things, I believe, I have done to my guests is send them home with my "famous" Oreo Fudge that is their most requested. No one ate the fudge at the picnic due to being overstuffed. I cut it and packed it all up in individual containers for guests to take with. After the party during cleanup I ate a piece and realized that the fudge had absorbed serious, undeniable onion flavor from the overabundance of picnic salads in the fridge with it overnight! I was quickly making apologetic phone calls to my beloveds. I also wrap things a lot better now. Geeze.