I am married, mother of two and love to try new dishes that my family will love. My favorite dishes to cook are pizza, soup and stews, spaghetti sauce, quick breads and coffee cakes. The usual turkey at Thanksgiving, ham for Easter and boiled dinner on St. Patrick's Day. Even better is the turkey soup and pea soup with the turkey and ham leftovers. I also make lots of pumpkin and cranberry breads for gifts at Christmas. My mom still has a picture of a cake I made when I was about 12. Looked just like the picture in the recipe book, vanilla icing with strawberries and juice drizzled down the side. I was so proud!! Now anything I make for family or friends that brings us together around a table and everyone enjoys is a success. Thanksgiving 2006, one month after my daughter was born by C-section. I was having some complications but was determined to get that turkey with all the fixings on the table. Managed to get it all done, but when we got to the pumpkin pie for dessert, which looked beautiful, something was just not right. Turned out I had forgotten the sugar which makes for one terrible tasting pie!!