I live in a suburb of Boston with my husband, who is a commercial pilot, and my teenage daughter, often referred to as the "finicky child". I also have two stepdaughters who love food, thank goodness. I am very involved in volunteer work since I retired as a flight attendant. I have always enjoyed photography, but just started taking food photos in the past year when I went kicking and screaming into the world of digital photography. I love to read and collect cookbooks; I have no idea how many I have. My idea of relaxation is to grab a glass of wine and a cookbook to page through. Of course, the helpful reviews and fabulous photos from others keep me coming back to Allrecipes. I'm not really a good cook, I'm just a good "chooser of recipes". My favorite thing to cook is anything that makes the people I am cooking for feel satisfied and happy. My husband complains that I'll make something that he loves and we never have it again because I am always trying something new. I like basic, good comfort food. If you start putting too many competing flavors on a plate, you've lost me. Everyone gets to choose his or her own birthday meal, from beginning to end. We have had some unusual meals and even more unusual birthday cakes, pies, tortes, etc. I love sharing recipes. I always feel great when I have people asking for copies of the recipes for the food I have served. Nut Loaf! I went to a health spa in Mexico once and came back with the recipe for this absolutely delicious treat called nut loaf. As I was preparing it, my husband was complaining and whining about "nut loaf". I just smiled because I had already tasted it and knew that he would love it! The moment came; we both took a bite, threw it in the trash and ordered pizza. I still have no idea what I did wrong, but it was so awful I had no desire to try again.