I am a mother of three, a vegetarian married to a meat eater. I look for recipes that can be adapted. Thankfully my family eats a lot of good healthy vegetarian food and I'm spared eating too many veggie burgers. Baking bread by hand, kneading and all. Pastas and curries.Really whatever strikes our fancy. I love Thanksgiving. I remember my mother getting up early in her green apron, and cooking all day. The smells and the snacking made it the best day I remember. I once made a polenta casserole that looked lovely. Came out all bubbley and beautiful. But when I sliced into it, it turned into polenta soup.