Who cooks?

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I live in the Boston area, and we have a wonderful selection of seafood. I love to cook and eat anything from the sea -- I'll try anything at least once. I make a lot of dishes with mussels, because you can experiment and nothing ever goes wrong. I cook various fish and experiment with sauces in which to bake them, or different kinds of breading. And I make lobster whenever the price is right -- simple and delicious.

My main problem with cooking is that I am of fluctuating confidence when it comes to what I'm doing, and so sometimes I get overstressed. This happens especially when I follow a recipe. It drives me crazy that there is no precise measurement for, say, a "dash" of something.

I can eat spicier foods than 99% of the people I have met around the world. My favorite "ethnic" foods are Thai (especially spicy seafood dishes), Ethiopian, and Persian, and I try to cook these on occasion.

Nice thread. Thanks