I'm 31 yrs new and have been married for 13 yrs. my husband and i have 4 beautiful children ages 12, 9, 7, and 6,we started early. love to cook most of the time but really enjoy a night off from time to time. my favorite things to cook are really bad for you foods. (cookies cakes, and foods full of fat) which doesn't help my hips. favorite traditions are thanksgiving at my in laws and reunions.being married to a man who has 9 other brothers and sisters, gives me a great opportunity and a large test group for new things. we all bring different things. i have this one bread that my family loves it is just a simple banana nut bread that i have been making since i was 13 just with my own little twist.what i do is split the amount of vanilla and add half vanilla and half almond extract. it really tastes good and very aromatic. wow do i have to tell you all of them. I've made angel food cakes the weren't so fluffy cookies that aren't chewy and biscuits that didn't rise.but that's just a few. there are really too many to put on here. trial and error a lot of them. but we all learn from our mistakes.