Hi, I am from Ohio and love the change of seasons here, even the Winters are quite beautiful. I love to cook and try new things but also have several old favorites. I learned a lot about cooking from 3 of my favorite people - my Mom who was an old fashioned cook, my Mother-in-law who was more of a Gourmet cook and also from Auntie Lil who could make just about anything. I seem to cook favorites from the different seasons. My specialy in the Winter is homemade soups with salads or crust breads. In the summer I love to make Spaghetti sauce from scratch with the tomatoes from my garden. I usually make tomato and cucumber salads as well. I also love to experiment with different appetizers. Homemade Noodles, Stuffed acorn squash, Stuffed zucchini with everything from my garden, Spinach salad, Marinated Flank Steak, Shredded Beef Sandwiches made with red wine and broth and served on Kaiser rolls. Homemade noodles with Pot Roast. Beef Barley soup. Aunt Lils Quiche Lorraine. Cream of Brocolli soup. Changing my Meat loaf recipe.