What can I say about myself except that I love to cook, entertain, and, especially EAT! I have logged plenty of hours in the gym as a result! I try to eat as healthy as I can, but I have an enormous sweet tooth. I love to bake...cookies, cakes, pastries - you name it, I'll at least make an attempt! I also love cooking with fresh herbs and vegetables. Every year I wait with anticipation for the summertime farmers markets to open! My favorite family cooking tradition is that we have none! Growing up, we never had the same meal twice. Of course, we have our "perfect" recipes that will show up every so often, but Holidays in our home never consisted of the same old boring green bean casserole and ham. There was always an exciting twist on the menu that was new or different every year! I've carried on that tradition in my own home and now the only thing that's expected on my table, is change! My greatest cooking triumph was a my very first turkey. I lovingly bathed it in a delicious brine for 24 hours and cooked it to juicy perfection in my electric roaster. My family still talks about that turkey. I made a Butter Pecan Rum Ice Cream cake that would have turned out delicious...except that I put too much rum in the ice cream and it didn't freeze! I left it over night only to find it completely melted at the bottom of my freezer the next morning. I was so disappointed. The drippings tasted delicious, though. If I figure out how to perfect this, I'll make sure I post it!