Anyone can learn how to cook.  Just ask Kevin Lynch of Closet Cooking.  In the past three years, he's gone from a kitchen beginner to one of the most-favourited sites in our feed reader in just a short couple of years.  Here's what he had to say about the experience. What made you decide to start blogging about food? Up until a little over three years ago, I had no real interest in cooking. There were a few simple meals that I could make and I made them over and over again. That all changed when I was doing some research for my impending vacation in Japan. I wanted to have an idea of what to expect and that of course led to wanting to know more about Japanese cuisine. I figured a good place to start would be to head out to some Japanese restaurants to sample a few dishes and I was really impressed. I wanted to enjoy Japanese cuisine more often and despite the fact that I did not do much cooking, I did not eat out all that often either so I decided to look up some of the recipes online to see if I could make them myself. While searching for recipes, I came across a few food blogs and I was immediately taken in by amazing looking photos and tasty sounding recipes that I had never even contemplated. One day shortly after, on a whim, I pulled out my point and shoot camera and tried taking some photos of the food that I had just made... month later I started Closet Cooking and I have not looked back since! Who taught you to cook? I am mostly self taught. I have been learning as I go and it certainly has been an exciting adventure. When I look back to when I started Closet Cooking, I have learned a lot and I am looking forward to learning even more. What's the most important thing you've learned about cooking along the way? Never, never, never, grab the handle of a pan that you have just pulled from the oven with your bare hands! How do you start creating your own recipes? I am still just a beginner when it comes writing my own recipes but I find the most important thing is coming up with the idea. Many times, once you have the idea the recipe pretty much writes itself, well, as long as you are working with familiar flavour combinations. What's the one ingredient you could simply couldn't live without? At the moment I would have to say feta cheese. I use it on a daily basis in things like salads and it also works great as an ingredient in many dishes. Every month, we feature a new Canadian food blogger that we like to read.  If you have any suggestions for bloggers you’d like to see interviewed here, leave them in the comments.