Well, I'm a gal who loves the idea of cooking, but can't seem to make a good meal to save my life! I'm often trying to cook healthy - and that's where I think I mess up. I can make a decent Taco Soup (because I stole my best friend's family recipe). I can also make a chocolate trifle (that I stole from this website)! Well, I love that my mom cooked fabulous hams - the honey style. Hmm... let's see. Traditions? Oh, she always makes this great strawberry punch that EVERYONE loves at the holidays. Really, nothing. But, maybe, hopefully by the time I have children I will have triumphed somewhere so the kids don't starve. Wait.. here's the latest "tragedy!" I just blew up my new crock pot last night (12/12/2007). I was impatient, put it on the stove... you get the rest. After the explosion, the only one happy in the kitchen was my little dog who thought turkey was raining down from heaven. One time I put CUMIN instead of cinnamon. Cookies never tasted so... Indian...