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Hello everyone I am new here. My name is Kristen and I have been on Gaia for about a week now. I am trying to get to know people with similar interists and there is nothing I like more than cooking. I look forawrds to getting to meet everyone. biggrin

HEllo, I'm 19 (and male) living in Spoakne area. I want to become a professional chef someday, I'm more interested in breads and cakes (especially over the top crazy artsy cakes), but am pretty well rounded. Cooking can be a good stress reliever for me and I enjoy experimenting.

I find that culinary arts is like a mixtrue of science and art in many ways and utilizes almost all the senses at once.

Hey. My name is Ellinor, and I enjoy cooking mainly italian but also a whole load of of other meals. Inspired only by my uncle, who's reached unexpected hights in the cullinary career.

Hi, just joined the Guild. Been on Gaia about 6 weeks now. It's groovy. blaugh

I'm an OBG (oldie but goodie), and have other OBG friends here... mostly ones I dragged along with me. We love it!

I've done a lot of cooking, both experimental and strictly to the recipe. The experiments sometimes turn out good. LOL

I have some recipes handed down 4 generations in my family, mostly old fashioned cooking, with a dab of French. I'll be posting them soon.

I was a vegetarian for a few years, but blew myself away on that. Teehee.

I live on a horse farm (rent, don't own it), have an old retired race horse (had her 16 years now, she was a great ride when younger) and a young cat who thinks he rules. Hell, he does.

I don't have a decent kitchen where I am now... I live in the bunkhouse (all to myself) and there is no stove. I use a two-burner hot plate thing, a toaster oven and a microwave. Kinda limits what you can do. But I have a bar-b-q outside that I roast chickens in, and of course the odd pork chop or steak.

Well, by golly, that's enough from me! Glad to meet you all. smile

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Hello all. You can call me Washi. I'm in my 30s, married, and I live in Texas (U.S.).

I only really learned to cook this year. Up till then I could boil water and follow directions on a box or bag, but not make stuff from scratch; except for baking, which I only did occassionally. But I wanted to be able to eat healthier stuff, plus cooking from scratch tends to be cheaper. And I was bored with the same old food day in and out. So I started watching the Food network and experimenting. Now I am proud to say that I can throw together a dinner without consulting a cookbook and anxiously measuring each ingredient.

Lately I've been concentrating on Asian food. I love making onigiri and stir fry. I am in love with Bento boxes, and I've promised myself that I would get one for packing lunches in when I get a job (in search of one now).

I'm part Slovak, and have a couple of recipes from that side of the family, but I have never made them myself. I'd like to learn more about some of the dishes my Grandma used to make, but a lot of them lean on cabbage or saurkraut, which my hubby can't eat. *shrug* And some of them aren't really healthy or appealling to me anymore, unfortunatly.

My name is Danielle. I've only discovered a passion for cooking about a year and a half ago. Before I could barely make mac and cheese out of a box. I'd always burn everything and never really liked to cook. Then I got in a car accident and was out of work and stuck at home for 9 months. During the first month when I was couldn't really move, I watched Food Network all the time. The food they made on all the shows looked so good, I wanted to learn how to make it myself. So I started...and now I'm cooking everyday and completely love it.

I love making up new recipes...I'll be like, "What can I do to this potato that I haven't seen before?" It's a great way to be creative. I've got a soft spot for making holiday themed food (think Vampire face cupcakes and marshmellow mummies). I would love to learn how to decorate cakes. I'm currently looking into different culinary schools in my area.

So yeah...that's me. smile

heyo! im mika, an aspiring chef. ive loved to cook ever since i can remember. my grandma worked in a restaurant with her dad when she was younger so cooking has been around me since i was little. ill try anything once (sometimes twice if i think i may like it again or i just dont remember how it tasted) i've found very little foods that i realy dont like. im thankful that i got accepted into this guild. i will try to be as active as i can. im allways finding new recipes to try.

Hello. My name is Sam, and I'm twenty years old. I moved out about six months ago, and quite frankly, my fiancee and I've gotten sick of my limited repitoire of meals. I'm also interested in learning more healthy dishes, as my family wasn never really concerned with health.