I was born and raised a Yankee, but moved down to Tennessee for school eight years ago and never went back. This area is wonderful! I'm a clinical and research laboratory scientist who loves pathology, pharmacology, and anything medically out of the ordinary. In my (highly limited) free time, I enjoy baking and trying new recipes! Most of my cooking experience is more baking and less cooking "meal" type food. I have a wonderful DBF who is more than willing to be the guinea pig for my kitchen adventures! Cookies, brownies, breads and the like are my area of specialty. But I also like learning new techniques and trying recipes and combinations that I wouldn't have thought of on my own. I also like taking recipes and working in changes to make them healthier yet still tasty. I make some amazing brownies! I tried to make a cheese sauce (for mac & cheese) once but erred somewhere along the line, and ended up with a gloppy, liquidy mess instead. I think we gave up and ordered pizza that night.