I'm a stay at home mom. My best friend and I have been married for over 30 years. I home school 2 children and we have 2 that are grown and out on their own. They still like mom's cooking best:) I really enjoy reading books about making/baking bread. I like to know the WHY behind things. Like: why bake with steam in the oven or why not, why soak grains, why autolyse, what happens to the dough when you had salt, or what difference does it make how much you knead... Right now I am into sourdough and crusty hearth breads. I also enjoy making soups and casseroles. I finally realized that although I love good food, I'd really like someone else to make it and I'll just make the bread:) Not much chance of that happen very often, but at least I I know why I chose fast and easy recipes but love the much more complex foods my girls or my friends make:) I always make My Pumpkin Rolls for Thanksgiving and Christmas and actually many other times during the year. Everyone seems to love them. I've even taken fresh baked rounds of them, in a bag as a carry on, on a flight to WA, to visit one of our children. I entered 3 different breads in our FAIR this year and won 2 blue ribbons, a red, and a class champion. I then came in 2nd in the bake off. This was the first year I'd entered. It was great! I try not to have them. Or at least try to make them over into something edible:)