I am a 33-year old mother of two, working mom with picky toddler and an even pickier husband. Cooking has never been my passion, but my best friend IS a passionate cook and has been trying to teach me her tricks. Homemade spaghetti sauce, banana-nut bread, and my signature recipe: homemade chicken noodle soup There are none - my mother always hated to cook even more than I did!! When my best friend, who could literally take "scratch" and make a gourmet meal, tried my stir-fry and proudly told me that the student had officially surpassed the teacher! Making a stuffed zucchini dish, which probably would have been good to most people, but because it was made with lentils and red wine, my husband scraped the stuffing out and threw it away... I was so disappointed I didn't cook for three days!