As a cook, I'm searching for fantastic side dishes that my tastebuds will dance and sing for - and if my kids will eat them as well, so much the better! Bread, bread, and more bread. Something about kneading dough soothes me, and there cannot be a more pleasant smell than fresh baked bread. I made my first lemon meringue pie at 12. The first two attempts were disastrous, but once I got it right, I was hooked on cooking for life.