[ploika]

I think cooking, and food in general, is a great one. There's endless creativity and depth in it.

Exploring tastes from a cuisine/culture you're not that familiar with; figuring out what combinations of flavours do and don't work together; using new "tools" with stuff you're already used to eating (wok versus slow cooker versus pressure cooker versus grill versus barbecue...); experimenting with fermenting; pairing dishes with wine or cheese or whatever. The list goes on.

It's one of my favourite ways to get away from a screen and keyboard.

[squishy47]

I've always struggled knowing what herbs and spices to add to a dish. do you have any advice on a good way to learn this, other than trial and err (so that the mrs won't get mad at me for ruining dinner)

on a side note: there's a lot of different topics here, the easy ones i can see: - cooking - baking - drinks - cheese and other preservation foods, cured meats, etc... - fermenting: beers, cider, kombucha, sour dough, etc...