I am wife to a wonderful Marine - one of the "few good men:)- and mom to 4 fabulous kids: Josh (15), Jacelyn (10), Aaron (8), and Aryanna (4). I work full time as an admissions Counselor for a Technical college near D.C. and love to cook on my off imte (yes, that means late at night instead of sleeping sometimes...ha ha)! I love to experiment. Most of my recipes are quick fixes and kid friendly, with an added kick of flavor for my husband who likes a lot of spice! Eating out:)! My family did not cook much! Using a kitchen timer instead of the smoke detector to let me know wehn food is done! I tend to always be doing other tasks while cooking and often forget. Leaving water boiling so long, the water evaporated and the pan burned; cookies that baked into skipping rocks; leaving the yeast out of bread and getting yet another rock; leaving food in te oven to stay warm and finding it nearly a week later; so many others - lots of trial and error in my kitchens:)!