- because it's fun, and I really like to eat what I cook

- cooking for a girl and being told it tastes good is one of the things I live for

- it's the only occasion where I can eat really well.

2) typically I recognize a nice occasion or it catches my whim a few hours to a day before the act.

3) a big-ass stir-fry, with or without a bit of meat

4) no

5) cook simple