I like to create easy recipes for the average working guy using various combination of easy to find ingredients and spices. I also like to experiment with different cooking methods and have a solid background in woodstove cooking. Cookies, Breads and easy meal recipes geared toward working families. Taking a day off from work and creating new ways to liven up all recipes. My triumphs come from watching my husband's face when I tell him that I am experimenting with food again. He loves seeing what I'll come up with and scarfing down the results. Never use powdered milk in a recipes that requires sitting out on the counter such as Amish Friendship Bread. Powered milk is a great low cost substitute for milk in recipes that you are going to cook right away and you can't taste the difference in the recipe. Costs a fraction of keeping milk on hand for cooking. However once mixed it goes bad quickly so only make up what you need.