My husband says that I always "have to put the Kelly twist on everything" I cook (my name is Kelly, for those of you who have not figured that out yet). No recipe is ever good enough . . . I change a recipe always, and I am constantly trying to make everything "better". I guess I have what doctors call a "super palate"--I am just really good at tasting something and then realizing what it needs to make it even better. LOL . . . I'm just kidding. Kinda. There's nothing like making a big 'ol pot of Italian wedding soup--with the broth from scratch, of course. This is like a 2 day process . . . . I make a kick-butt chicken marsala. I have a double layer pumpkin cheesecake in the oven right now . . . . I love cooking, but I love eating it even more!!! One of my favorite traditions is a good old pasta making party. As a family we would make our own dough, make the noodles, and then dry them all over the house! Even though there would be flour everywhere, there's no better way!!! Then, of course, there's the Christmas cookie making 'til all hours of the night. We would each be in charge of a different type . . . there was no shut eye 'til they were done! ;-) Let's just say I am kinda a big deal. I am the winner of the first annual family cook-off . . . this is a huge triumph! . . . I won with the following meal: homemade goat cheese and tomatillo tamales with homemade salsa verde and a fresh lump crab meat and avocado salad accompanying the tamales. And to wash it all down-- fresh mojitos with mint from my own garden. I also have many bartending triumphs, but I will save those for another time . . . :-) I haven't actually had any, but my husband just did tonight! He turned the wrong burner on and burnt an empty pot. The fire alarm went off . . . we're ok though. ;-) Oh wait, I just thought of a tradgedy. I made a cranberry stuffed pork tenderloin that was disgusting. I can still taste it . . .