I'm a marketing director for an assisted living who is finally back in the kitchen - learning how to cook for one or two after learning how to cook feeding a family of five. After several years of full time work and part time grad school... it'll be nice not to grab so much takeout. No doubt about it, I love pasta. It's a quick go to and so versatile. I also like learning new ethnic foods, and also enjoy getting down to basics, learning the foods I grew up on, and giving them spins for company that dress em' up. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday for cooking as a family. Everyone has something delicious to share, and I'm all about the sides. I have a southern side of the family, so any get together that doesn't have food in abundance, isn't really a get together. I've come to the conclusion that the reason I like cooking best is that people know you care about them. So anytime I've set out a meal that everyone walks away feeling happy and satisfied from eating, is a triumph. I feel especially triumphant if I pull off a well timed meal after working all day. Well toying with the recipes on this site I have definitely had hits and some big misses over the past five years! My biggest blunder yet has been making homemade Hungarian goulash, I had painstakingly prepared the meat and vegetables, and everything was looking delicious. Unfortunately I made the error of buying hot paprika instead of sweet, needless to say, when I went to sample it, my whole mouth was scorched. That goulash went into the trash, much to my disdain. My later effort was worthwhile though.