Im 23 years old and have a loving boyfriend that I have been with for over 7 years. Im a HUGE animal lover and we have 2 cats and 1 dog. Ive lived in Indiana my entire life. I love living out in the country and I like to do anything fun like going to parks, camping, fishing, four wheeling, etc. And of course I love to cook! I get bored making the same things over and over again. Almost every other day Im looking in my cookbooks and on the internet for new ideas to make that week. Ive gathered a very delicious library of recipes. I like to cook all kinds of different things as long as I have the ingredients on hand. I would have to say I love making new pasta and chicken dishes. I dont know if I have any traditions. But I do know that my mother is a great cook and she is the one that taught me. I remember when I was really little and I would always make tuna salad. The good kind with all the extra ingredients in it like relish, mayo, mustard, eggs, onion, and celery. I would say I was about 5 or 6 years old then. If it turned out to be good than thats a triumph for me! I cant think of anything right now specifically that was a triumph because I normally try to stick to recipes where I know I can do it and that the ingredients will go well together. Just recently I have to say I just made some excellent baby back ribs. I never would attempt to make them since their a more expensive food and I was always afraid they would turn out dry and I would of wasted all that money. I have to say I am no longer afraid to make ribs because they turned out just as good as the restaurants that Ive had them at. I havent had any tragedies lately that I can think of. The one thing I can think of is a few years ago when I went on a kick to try to make breads and pizza doughs. None of them turned out good at all. They was rubbery or didnt rise or something.