Grew up 10 blocks from the beach and do i miss it! Military life for now, always moving and meeting new people. It has widened my culinary knowledge. I watch new friends from other parts of the country cook their favorite dishes and learn from them! Southern food! Fried chicken, cornbread, and plenty of vegetables! I also love seafood but havent quite mastered it like the rest of my family. My all time favorite plate would consist of fried shrimp, coleslaw and hot hushpuppies. yum! truffles! i thought they would be complicated but they really were not. i made all my family some as an extra christmas gift this year. I baked my first cake (with out my mother hovering over my shoulder) i attempted to take it out of the pan to place on the cooling rack. Well it completely fell apart! all over the stove, counter and floor. what was so sad was it was a delicious cake. it was the best i had ever made. i guess i'll let it cool properly from now on!