I should be honest with you. I really do not cook much. My partner loves to cook, loves to research recipes, and develop new culinary methods. So there is really little need for me to do much in the kitchen, except to occasionally wash a dirty dish or two. My partner likes to watch a lot of food TV, listen to food podcasts, and read various cookbooks written by food celebrities. I learn a lot about growing, preparing, cooking/baking/preserving food from these people who have become unwitting conversation partners in our everyday interactions. During the past three years, Chris…