I am 44 years old and have been married for three years. I am a cancer survivor!! In 2005 I found out I had cancer. It has been a rough couple of years, but cooking takes my mind off of the bad things. The picture I submitted was taken during a rough time, it was while I was going through chemo and radiation. People would tell me that I needed to rest. But I wanted to get into my kitchen and prepare meals for my friends and family. It is what I love to do. Appetizers, finger foods. I love inviting friends over and loading my kitchen up with all kinds of mini sandwiches, meatballs, dips. I usually have 5 crockpots going at once, each one with a warm dip or appetizer of some kind. When I have friends over for parties or the holidays, I always let my husband cook the meat, either on the grill or in the oven. I enjoy preparing the side dishes and the appetizers. I have tried so many wonderful recipes from this site. I have finally found so many perfect dishes that I will continue to make from now on. I learn so much from the reviews from other cooks. It really helps to know that you are not the only one that makes mistakes sometimes!!! Uh, well....there have been many! I will never forget the time I tried to bake a banana pudding! And just the other day I left the cream cheese out of cream cheese bars! Let's just say my garbage disposal never goes hungry!!!