I'm a working mom & wife to two wonderful boys (that's my husband and 8 yr old son!) :) I'm enjoying cooking more and more, especially since I ran across this site! I first really got into the kitchen when I took a cake decorating class and I have since gotten more and more experimental (and braver)! I really enjoy making desserts, mainly because my husband is very picky about main dish meals. But I'm starting to through in a few new dishes! He's good about trying them, and then being my own personal food critic! :) It actually help out for next time! My family doesn't really have an cooking traditions. But we definitely have our favorites, especially for Christmas. For example, Cream Puff Cake, carmel corn & pumpkin rolls! Can you tell we like our desserts! :) One of my biggest cooking triumph is baking and decorating a 3-layered wedding cake for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. Everyone thought a professional made it! It was totally gone by the end of the evening! And then recently my husband and I did a wedding BBQ for 300 people (that's a lot of meat!). We did tri-tip, chicken breast and pork tender-loin on my husband's trailer BBQ. Everyone wanted our business catering cards! Maybe we should start our own business!! :) I just cook what looks and sounds good. If there is a long list of ingredience that I don't normally stock in my kitchen, I probably won't make it. But no major tragedies!