I enjoy trying new recipes and creating new ideas in the kitchen. I look at recipes for ideas and then create my own dish from many different key ingredients. My baking tends to be heavy around the holidays and I have some of my tried and true favorites that I share with loved ones. I enjoy re-creating healthy comfort foods, baking anything, and finding quality shortcuts for quick and healthy cooking. I have many meat and potatoes dishes as well as a famous Mac and Cheese dish and a Pot pie favorite. I also have a couple of appitizers that I do for parties and I bake a lot of signature cookies and candies during the Holidays. I am always well known for my cooking and baking where ever I go. That makes me want to search for bigger and better ideas. I learned to cook in the military for hundreds at a time, so my downfall is the portions that I tend to prepare. Oh well, leftovers and extras get sent to whomever needs them at the time!