I cook and bake a lot, it is almost like therapy to me, it is time for me to unwind and destress and actually
make someting, which I need to do after a day of working on computers shuffling electrons about. My wife often gives me an "Iron Chef Challenge", where she'll give me an ingredient, and I build supper around that.
Most recently, it being autumn in New England, it is squash season, so I have been doing a lot of squash/pumpkin stuff. This is our latest favorite, with buttercup squash substituted for turban squash, just because buttercup squash has such a lovely texture.
http://www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-turban-squash-106888I also LOVE cooking middle eastern food, specifically Armenian food. That may seem to be an odd cuisine to pick up, but I lived in a town outside of Boston that had a very high percentage of Armenians, and several Armenian markets and restaurants. When we moved away, I found myself craving kufteh, lahmejun, and mamool, so on one of my trips back, I bought the local church cookbook, and it has served me well.
Another "ethnic" favorite I love to make is piragi, a Latvian bacon, onion, and caraway filled roll. I made 300 of these suckers for a holiday party last year:(I called them bacon buddies for the less adventurous folks)
http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/170/piragi-%28latvian-bacon-rolls%29.htmlAnd of course being of French descent, I make a mean onion soup and tortierre.