So, where did you learn how to cook like this?" She lifted a shoulder, chewing on another piece of bacon. "When I was little, I'd bake with my grandmother. Then as I got older, I'd help Mom with dinner and such. But then I developed a way to help me out with stress." He lifted his eyebrows for her to continue. She went to the fridge for a couple bottles of iced tea while she answered. "Experimentation in the kitchen. I taught myself things other than the basics. Don't get me wrong, my mom is a wonderful cook, but we had the same things all the time. I wanted new flavors, new dishes entirely, or to test out new techniques with traditional dishes. So I started cooking recipes I found online." Smiling a small smile, he nodded. "Well if you cook this good all the time, you make out the li