I had no idea to make mac-n-cheese until I got married 7yrs ago. Since then I realized I have a real knack for creating my own recipes & improving on those I have made in past. I love extremely SPICY foods and one day will enter a pepper eating contest! My husband and I have attended several hot sauce festivals and have yet to find one that blows my mind. I am a crisis counselor and am a first year graduate student. I love psychology and science and I feel I have a natural talent for cooking because recipes are essentually formulas! I have not opened my Betty Crocker cook book in a year-it is not stimulating enough for me and that is why I love All Recipes! VEGETARIAN FOOD, HOME MADE SALSA, TEX-MEX & AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD. MY FAMILY HOLDS AN ANNUAL 'WOOD & WILD GAME COOK OFF' WHERE EVERYONE HAS TO COOK WITH DUTCH OVENS & START THEIR OWN FIRE. WE HAVE DESSERT, STEAK, AND MAIN DISH CATEGORIES. ALL THE MAIN DISHES & STEAKS HAVE TO BE WILD GAME AND CANNOT BE PURCHASED AT STORE. IF YOU ARE NOT A HUNTER(WHICH I AM NOT!) THE MEAT CAN BE GIVEN TO YOU FROM A FRIEND-JUST NOT STORE BOUGHT! THE COMPETITION IS INVITE ONLY AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGES ARE BROUGHT IN. WE HAVE TROPHIES FOR EVERY CATEGORY AND THEN AUCTION THE DISHES OFF! AFTER WE ALL EAT, WE HAVE A BAND & EVERYONE DANCES & CAMPS OUT AT MY PARENTS COUNTRY HOME! GREAT TIMES! PREPARING FROM SCRATCH A MEAL & APPETIZERS FOR 40+ PEOPLE & I NEVER BROKE A SWEAT! WHEN I WAS 16 I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE KRAFT MAC & CHEESE. DUNNO WHAT HAPPENED, IT TURNED OUT TO BE CHEESE SOUP WITH MACARONI! HOW FAR I HAVE COME!