i learned to cook from mom and grandma just by being in the kitchen and sometimes helping. they didnt measure either. And i never measure, its why i dont bake. I think i can make the things they did, and my sister thinks some of it i do even better. i also have newer recipes that i make. I would say im a pretty good homestyle cook. not into fancy stuff. Now my sister is the baker and she sometimes even makes fancy things shes great at it.