I'm a stay at home mom of a 3 year old son. I love reading cookbooks and recipe magazines as I continually search for new recipes to try. My son loves to get in the kitchen and "help" me cook. Hopefully he will grow up to be a much better cook than I was when I started out. I grew up eating a lot of take out and boxed/convenience meals, so now I'm learning to cook with fresher, healthier ingredients. I love to bake...especially muffins and quick breads. I am also really into cooking health conscious, low fat meals. I was really proud to have turned out an excellent pan of cinnamon rolls, even if I cheated a little and used a bread machine to make the dough. But my real triumph is being able to cook a meal that both my son and boyfriend can eat without picking anything out or complaining about the onions. My nemesis in the kitchen is yeast breads. I've made a real sad bunch of bagels and pretzels. I also have an ongoing problem with flat(and I mean paper thin) cookies, even though I'm aware of proper cooking techinques (using butter instead of margarine, proper oven temp, refrigerating dough/cookie sheets, etc)