Over the years since I've been single I have really developed a love for cooking things from scratch. I've learned to cook everything from pies to cookies to roasts and hams. This past Christmas I made 2 pies,a ham,scalloped potatoes,dinner rolls,and cranberry sauce all from raw ingredients with no pre-made boxes or canned good. I also did Thanksgiving this year and made the Turkey,Mashed potatoes,turkey gravy,sweet potatoes,cranberry sauce, green bean casserole,and rolls

Tonight I'm going to cook a big pot of spaghetti from scratch but the key is cooking it down over 24 hours so the fat from the meat can cook into the pasta sauce. I'm going to buy a bunch of tomatoes and cut them up,juice some of them,and them make my own tomato paste to thicken it up. Then add all the seasoning with about a cup of red wine. I'll let that cook for about 6 hours and then it'll be time to add the garlic and Onion after I cook it with olive oil. Now its time to add the main event!

The meatballs,sausage,pepperoni,and then let the fat from the meat cook down into the sauce. The fat from the meat is the key to the flavor of the sauce. Later on I'll post some pictures to show you guys the process. I'm waiting for my brother to come over with the meat since spaghetti is a big time family meal with my family. We all get together and my brother brings the kids too.

If you guys ever have a question on how to cook stuff I'd be more than glad to pitch in and help you.

I'm not a huge cook myself, though I'd like to be. As of now I'm excellent at baked goods but only know the basics for actual food. Lately I've been working on basic stuff like getting the most out of eggs. Over time I'll definitely be able to make actual gourmet meals, as being a cook was one of my aspirations when I was younger (and liked food a lot, as most teenagers do).

I don't cook a lot of things, but I have slowly been learning more. I can cook a ton of easy, quick meals, but those aren't the ones I like to eat very much so I hope to learn more hard ones. I loved cooking manicotti with my dad this spring with getting giant noodles and stuffing them with different types of cheese.

I hope to eventually learn how to cook more pasta foods since they're probably my favorites overall. I also wanna learn how to grill chicken.