Member Since:
Sep. 2006
Cooking Level:
Intermediate
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert, Kids
Hobbies:
Hiking/Camping, Walking, Reading Books, Music
I have a wonderful husband who've I've been married to almost 4 years and two gorgeous children. Hannah is 2 1/2 and William is almost 1. I am passionate about providing well balanced, nutritious, delicious meals for my family, and I love making everything from scratch. I am a stay at home mom and love being able to raise my kids in a God-loving environment.
My favorite things to cook
I love baking!!!! It's fun to challenge myself to take a cookie recipe, for example, and tweak it into a healthier version that still tastes great. I pretty much enjoy cooking all around, although I don't fry my foods and am not very skilled at preparing meats.
My favorite family cooking traditions
The day after Thanksgiving, my mom, aunt and I have always started our Christmas baking. Instead of store-bought presents we give out baskets of cookies, candies, breads, and such to our family and friends. Since I've moved away from Washington I have started this with my daughter, who already shows an interest in cooking and baking.
My cooking triumphs
I make the BEST whole wheat banana bread and a pretty good darn chicken enchilada soup. My husband likes my teriaki chicken as well.
My cooking tragedies
I'm finally learning to make my mom's cinnimon rolls. Hers are so large, soft, and perfect and mine were hockey pucks. I'm also learning how to prepare red meat (like steaks and roasts). I have made some pretty tough meat before...