I do absolutely believe that some people don’t know what to do in the kitchen, as I used to be one of them. My parents were both really busy, so we basically never ate together. When we did have a family dinner, it was take-out from someplace. =P Once when I was a teenager, I actually burned cheerios in the microwave because I thought they might be good heated up. Yep, I burned CEREAL! XD

Oh, and not only did I not have any immediate family that cooked, but my grandmother (whose food everyone in the family obsesses over as being amazing) burns every single piece of food that she serves. Literally, no matter whether it is meat, rolls from the freezer, or pasta, it is overcooked/burned. And she garnishes just about every single meal, no matter what it is, with pecans. Yeah. She was the single best cooking role model I had growing up. I thought southern grandmas were supposed to be amazing, soul-food cooks. ;)

Thankfully, my hubby and I started learning to cook together (thank you, Alton Brown!) and now we cook almost all our meals at home. I’d like to think we are pretty good for home cooks with only a couple years of experience.