My life could be a sit-com. I teach junior high. I have 2 teenage boys, 2 dogs, 3 guinea pigs, a small lizard, and a large turtle. My husband works out of the house. Anything that looks appealing. I have been doing a lot of grilling, lately, so I am into marinades. I am also trying to grill veggies, but I have not had much luck. Unfortunately, neither of my parents knew how to cook. We ate the things they invented each night. Now, in the age of cable, my dad watches cooking shows, and when my family visits, he will tell us that he is serving a dish he "saw on Emeril". I smile, and nod, and think to myself, "No, I don't think Emeril would have thought of this." Every time I try a new recipe, and my family likes it. Once, I made a corned beef that shrank to the size of a baseball. I was reminded of the episode of the Mary Tyler Moore show where she served her dinner guests (the usual gang) Veal Prince Orloff, and Mr. Grant took 2 slices from the serving platter, and Mary had to ask him to put one back so there would be a slice for everyone. I cut the corned beef very thin.