[rjanoch]

1. I love to cook for fun. 2. I like the creative side of cooking, so no planning ahead. We get a vegetable CSA box which makes things interesting and a challenge each week to cook with new veggies. 3. I slow cook meats a lot and use a lot of tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, and onions in dishes. 4. No diets. Unprocessed food as much as possible 5. Many have mentioned it, but be organized, get a good knife, and find a good pot/pan. Have a few basic tools and just create - I have cooked on stones on backpacking trips and made my own spoon once out of a tree branch, but a good sharp knife is tough to find.