Well, considering I was living alone for so long before I got here, I hardly ever cooked before... but since I have been here, I have been cooking more, and I think it's definitely getting better as I do it more often, and though we haven't had much money, I have made some pretty nice dinners without spending a lot, just trying to use whatever is here... the other night, I just rubbed some chicken legs with butter, lemon zest, cracked pepper, and a few other seasonings and baked them and they were really nice with some roasted onion mash and veggies.... YUM! And the meal was uber-cheap....