I come from a large family and my mother is physically disabled. Because of this i did most of the cooking once i was old enough to not burn the house down. I found i had a knack for it and that i really enjoyed doing it. Its one of the few things i do fearlessly. Im not afraid to try new recipes or even spice up old ones with random new ingredients. My favorite way to cook is to find a whole bumch of random ingredients in my pantry and throw them in my crockpot to make "apocalypse stew" or a stew made of whatever could be found. I have yet to make a batch that wasnt strangely delicious.