I am a stay at home mom to 2 wonderful boys. I also have a foodie blog: http://cookingsgoodforthesoul.blogspot.com/ where I post my recipies. I like to try everything! I don't like cooking shellfish mainly because I can't try out my creation since I am allergic. I love Indian food (it's pretty high on my list of favorites) and of course being from Texas, BBQ & Tex-Mex! My grandma is from Puerto Rico & she makes the best fried plantains. SO YUMMY! and a really tasty coconut rice pudding. I crave it! in highschool I won 2nd place 2 years in a row in the Young Chefs of Southern California cooking competition. That was a trill. I still have my medals & my chef's jackets. Nothing major really. When I was working as a cook in a breakfast restruant I did cut my finger a bit when I was chopping up bacon. It wasn't bad tho.