I enjoy making big breakfasts and like baking desserts to share with family and friends. I love when friends share their favorite recipes with me and always think of them when I try to recreate their specialties. That's also why I love this site so much, reading the reviews and looking at the comments on the exchange are almost like getting a recommendation (or warning) from a friend. I like to make tamales, but only when the whole family pitches in to help. I also enjoy making chicken tacos from my husbands family's recipe and my mom's fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy are family favorites. I'm often asked to bring my appetizer meatballs to parties or one of my stand-by desserts. I like baking desserts, brownies and carrot cakes, especially. My older daughter is a great cook, it seems everything she tries comes out right. My younger daughter likes baking better and especially likes making cupcakes. They both feel they got their start from mom, so that's a great source of pride for me. I've tried lobster twice and it didn't come out right either time. It's a pretty expensive thing to mess up, so I hesitate to give it another try. I've also had some real disasters trying to cook low calorie recipes, but have had more success tring lower carb cooking. My pie crusts are nothing special, but I've improved and now they're edible.