I'm a wife, mom, and grandmom. I enjoy cooking for and sharing meals with my family...especially meals that don't require the whole day to prepare! To me, the perfect meal is delicious and easy/quick to prepare...leaving plenty of time to enjoy it with family and friends. My favorite meal to cook is dinner/supper...I hardly ever make breakfast. I also like making snack foods for my family...things they can get into when they want something to munch on. I love how my family works together to put a feast together at holidays and special occasions. Everyone is responsible for something...so we enjoy ourselves when we get together because no one is exhausted from being the only person in the kitchen all day. Every time my husband or kids say, "Man, this is good!" or when someone says, "I HAVE to have this recipe!" I haven't had a "cooking tragedy" in a really long time. But I did recently forget about some almonds I was browning in the oven...I started talking to my husband and forgot all about them. They came out smoking and black. :(