To me, sharing food is the warmest gesture of love and support. Cooking makes me happy. Although I consider myself having spent my entire life actively cooking, I still have a limited menu and need to learn more skills. Cookies! I adore making cookies for all my friends and family - and they appreciate it. I have a few of my own recipes that I will continue to develop, despite my waistline's objections. I always think of my mom's Thanksgiving dinner when I think of cooking traditions. Man, she made such good gravy. I'm especially proud of my chocolate chip cookies, which get rave reviews from even the biggest food snobs in my life. I lost my apple pie recipe. The biggest tragedy of all is constantly being in a budget that doesn't allow for culinary exploration. I can hardly afford enough flour for all those cookies.