I was about 6 years old when I first began cooking, French Fried Potatoes was my very first dish. By the time I reached my early teens I had discovered candy making, for several years I made Pecan Pralines for a very famous New Orleans deli. Cajun and Creole dishes are my specialties, this once gave me the opportunity to be a Judge for the world’s largest Gumbo Cooking Contest. I enjoy cooking and baking almost anything, especially older dishes, although now, I convert them to more healthy dishes, no more hog fat. FRESH Seafood is my most favorite to cook, especially when I have to put a lid on the pot, but only to keep it from jumping out? I also enjoy baking all kinds of goodies with my grandson. He and I recently made and decorated King Cakes from scratch for the head table at a huge Mardi Gras Ball in New Orleans, everyone loved them. Of course Holiday Cooking and Baking for all the family. Gumbo is a must have for us, then there is Turkey, Oyster Dressings, Ham, Vegetable dishes, Salads, Cakes, Pies, Cookies and Candies, plus a hundred other things, I’ve done them all many times and look forward to doing them all again and again. I love watching others as they enjoy my creations. I was recently asked to make a special cake for an aging family member from Texas who visited with us not long ago. We hadn’t had "Prune Cake" for many years and the entire cake was devoured in no time at all, I was quickly asked to make another, which I did next day. The second cake was only allowed to sit on the table a very short time before it was suddenly removed and safely packed away for their return trip to Texas. Most of my dishes are prepared without using recipes, I just make them as I go along and seldom ever give much thought as to what or how much or when anything goes in the pot. I just know when it looks right and so far I can say I've never had any cooking tragedies. No, I've never burned the roux either, at least not yet anyway? Now, I had better check that oven again, I smell something?