I raise 2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat, a husband & some chickens in California's Gold Country. I love to cook "comfort" foods. I also love to bake. I love the cooler weather so I can keep the oven on all the time :) Every year around the holidays, I make the same stove top fudge recipe that I have been making since I was 6yrs old. The recipe was in a magazine that I got as a child. My family was so impressed that I made such a delicious treat that they have asked for it every year since. Also, On Christmas Eve, the lil one's & I are sure to make Gingerbread cookies to leave out for Santa. They do most of the work, I just put them in the oven. What fun they have. I take pictures of this every year. I was so excited the first time I ever made croissants. It was a long 3 day process but, they were so good!! Flaky & buttery.....they seemed to melt in my mouth.