I taught myself how to bake and prepare meals starting in my late teens. I loved it and quickly realized that cooking is such a nuturing thing to do for myself and loved ones. I also love giving my friends little gifts of freshed baked goods. Being from Boulder CO-one would think the answer would be tofu this and bean sprouts that:-) However, I am a complete meat and potatoes kinda gal. Also I LOVE to bake anything sweet! I always love getting people together and cooking a big feast for Thanksgiving. Spicy enchiladas (God bless Texans!), rasberry cheesecake, hazelnut chocolate truffles, and homemade fluffy rolls. I am also working on perfecting my cinnamon rolls recipe and this site has WONDERFUL suggestions. Oh wow--when I first started getting serious about baking...did I ever flop on a recipe for carmel sauce on a chocolate cake. I'm rather intimated by any type of homemade carmel sauce to this day.