I am a stay-at-home mom of two boys, ages 6 and 3 1/2. I have been happily married to my best friend for 8 years. Recently relocated our family from Portland, OR, to Lolo, MT. We love it here! Have been cooking ever since I was about ten. My grandmother taught me most everything I know, with some influence from my mother, too. I love to cook and bake, it's one of the ways I show my love and appreciation to my family. I really enjoy baking, anything! And big family dinners; I love preparing a huge meal for everyone! One of my fondest memories is going to my great-grandmother's house and helping her bake "twisters". Just basic left-over pastry dough, twisted lengthwise, baked, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. So good! My great-grandmother was from Lithuania, and each year it became more and more difficult to understand her, as her accent became more thick! So, I usually just watched her hands do the work first, then followed! I have a knack for making really tasty, moist roasts. I am also not too bad at baked goods. The first Christmas we were married, I tried my hand at making eggnog. I thought it would be great because we both really like eggnog. I don't know, something went wrong and it was the worst thing either of us had ever tasted!