I love reading cookbooks and trying out new recipes. Some are great and some, not-so-great. I think of recipes as sort of a starting point and am not afraid of substituting for my family's personal tastes. I love making comfort foods, casaroles, cookies. Trying to give my kids happy memories and full, healthy tummies. Still working on cooking traditions. Any meal that my family loves is considerd a triumph. Most successful has been Thai chicken with peanut noodles. Yum. Garlic Lime Chicken. Sorry Taste of Home, but you let me down on this one. Or maybe I let you down...