I grew up a navy brat, then worked as a contractor for the army and eventually married my amazing army husband. My family had dinner together every night when I was growing up, so that's a treasured time of the day for me and I try to have dinner ready when my husband comes home from work. Easy, healthy recipes are my favorites, although my husband and I also enjoy things with some "European flair" due to our time in Italy and Germany. Pasta dishes with sauteed veggies, tasty cookies with some benefit like oats or fruit in them, meat grilled over charcoal, camembert with jam... I would love to make bread and pie crust like my mother. She's the master! My husband and I like to experiment with marinades and grill our meat, and we love figuring out new twists on old favorites. So far our only tradition is crepes for Christmas breakfast. My husband makes me feel like the best chef in the world because of the way he enjoys and compliments my cooking! So any dinner that he likes is a triumph, but specifically I make a mean potato-ham soup, really tasty Italian pasta with veggies, and can't-stop-eating-them cookies. I made a beef and vegetable soup this week that was mediocre, and once when I was throwing a party two of eight appetizers flopped - sugarplums and hummus. Fortunately I was making them the day prior, so I could substitute!