I'm a New England mother of three boys (twins 20, and a 14 year old who all eat like horses). They and their father keep me on my toes. I work for a local animal hospital and tend to collect animals like I do recipes! Good old fashioned "comfort foods". I also enjoy cooking for the holidays - Christmas cookies, candies, etc. Thanksgiving dinner! I wear myself out every year baking pies, deserts... planning side dishes to go along with the turkey, etc. There have been so many little ones over the past 20+ years. The time I decorated a very detailed cake for a family member's 40th birthday party amidst a hot, humid August day. Recently, I made Chicken Cordon Bleu from a recipe here on site and it rivaled our favorite restaurant's version. That gave me perma-grin! Along with the successes, there have been some major flops! Some were so horrible, I must have erased them from my memory... but, I know I'm not the only one that left the gizzard/neck inside my first Thanksgiving turkey. Or, followed a recipe only to find that I was missing a key ingredient... Or, pulled meat from the oven to find that it was still raw. *sigh*