I love making desserts- but I really enjoy it when I have the time and energy to cook a big old fashioned meal with all the trimmings! Growing up my dad made a lot of candies and my mom was a good cook but never embraced cooking as I do, my Mother in Law is a Culinary Goddess!!! She is seasoned in the kitchen and has lots of tips and tricks to offer. I attemted chocolate pie severeal times and each resulted in chocolate soup! Finally I adapted the recipe and won!! The first time I ever cooked a steak I deduced that if I were to cook it in water it would achieve the most tender meat possible! That was the last time I ever tried that! Nothing like a rubber steak to tempt your palate!!!