I live in the beautiful state of Montana where I enjoying cooking for a lot of friends and occasionally family who come from down south to visit. My husband and I have someone over for dinner nearly every night and they are always impressed with my meals. (I have been using allrecipes since 2002. I had an account years ago but didn't keep up with it so finally I started one up again so I can save my recipes.) I let them think I am the genius behind the recipes, but they don't need to know my secrets. I love taking recipes and making them my own. I LOVE pasta and when I went to Italy I found so many new dishes so I have become more addicted over the years. Nothing like a delicious pasta with a flavorful pasta, some good bread and a nice glass of vino. I also like to bake but am not crazy about eating too many sweets so my friends and family don't have to worry about their sweet tooth. My Family favorite would have to be Friend Chicken with home made garlic mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. Of course spaghetti made with home canned tomatoes. Anything grandma used to make. I finally mastered fried chicken. Rice, I found took a lot of practice to get right. Gravy has always tried to be illusive but I generally do pretty well these days. Learning to bake at a high altitude was kind of hard. For a while anything I baked seemed to burn: cookies, bread, pizza, cakes, and even biscuits. After a while of using my new stove at over 5000 ft. I just suddenly figured it out.