I started cooking at maybe 13, because my mother had a 2nd shift job, and as the middle child, it was on me. My older sister still can't cook anything past Raman Noodles, and my younger sister was just too young. I enjoyed it though, and gained much experience at it. My favorite thing to cook is either chicken pie (no veggies, just meat, celery, and seasoning) or marinated beef strips with onions and peppers and rice. I live in the South (US) so we still cook country style, and when I have the time I love to make cube steak and gravy, or fried chicken, but rarely have the time for all that. Those are Sunday meals.