Hey ya'll! I am originally from Arizona, grew up in Texas, and now go to school and live in Arkansas! I love it up here in Arkansas...almost as much as I love cooking! My brother makes fun of me because he says if I cooked how I wanted to everyday, me and everyone I knew would be 300 pounds! I guess you could say I love "southern cookin'" I also love cooking spicy food...I am half hispanic and adopted into a non hispanic family so I guess it is my way of keep up with my roots! I love Thanksgiving, because we cook the same things every year...and my mom's entire family cooks the same stuff...it is all a "smith family tradition" and I love traditions :) Cookin' lamb...and cookin' it well was wonderful for me! The kitchen in general is a tragedy when I'm done with it!