I am newly married. My husband is a Type II diabetic so we are always looking for healthier alternatives. We are all trying to lose a few pounds. Our new shelter rescue dog, Lennie, is doing his part by getting us off the couch more to walk and play with him. My son is a 19 yr old college student and my stepdaughter is 12. I must admit that my specialty is down home Southern cooking. It is a guilty pleasure that we do not indulge in as often as I used to. The night before Thanksgiving at my aunt's house. We all get together for a big pot of salmon stew and then start our baking for the next day. We have been known to stay up all night laughing and reminiscing about Thanksgivings past. I think the reason it's so special to us is because we lost my Papa on Thanksgiving morning in 1989. I am a very accomplished baker and make a mean brown rice! Pound cakes for me are a hit or miss thing. I can bake two on the same day and one will turn out perfect and the other will fall. Can't explain it!