For my first post I will start with the first meal I prepared for myself; Other than cold cereal. Pasta OK it was Kraft macaroni and cheese. I was 7 and I had just said some very hurtful words to my mother. Something like I don’t like your cooking. I read the instructions and asked a few questions. Then started, with the exact amount of water and salt let the water boil almost. Add the pasta, cleaned up a boil over. Stirred, stirred some more, drained added butter very carefully measured and the milk mixed all together and of course shared with two of my hungry brother’s one older the other younger…I got to the point that I could skip reading the instructions which I know by heart put water in the pan premix sauce while noodles cook. Drain mix and get it all in to one bowl before any hungry brothers appear. I still have to share until I have made this so many times that I fact one older brother still does not like mac & cheese. So that was how I started cooking. My favorite dish is still Pasta with stewed tomatoes and cheese simple and filling.