I'm recently married and we just remodeled our kitchen. I'm enjoying cooking all over again! The new kitchen allows me to explore and try things that I never thought I would be able to do. I baked and cooked alot while I was growing up, and I still love it! I love cooking new things, trying new spices and combinations of my favorite ingredients. Experimenting is exciting and I love to watch my husband as he enjoys what I've created. Making Christmas cookies with my family, baking casseroles with my mom for dinner, and definitely helping at the holidays with the huge family meals. I made my first turkey this year (2007) and it turned out fantastic. It really has inspired me to take more risks and learn new things. I also made a homemade caramel sauce for the first time and loved that too. Over spicing things is always my downfall. Things will be good, but too salty or too much garlic. I've learned to follow a recipe exactly the first time and then tweak after that!