I am a stay at home mom with two little boys, so I'm always looking for quick and easy ideas that even a beginner can master...you'd be suprised at what I can mess up! I love to use the crock pot, I'm obsessed with making soups,stews, chili things that take all day to be delicious..also a lot of casseroles and concoctions...always looking for ways to sneak extra veggies in for us all! Other than going out to eat my family didnt pass on many cooking traditions to me. I do have an uncle that has tought me a lot about mexican cooking..and my mother in law is a wealth of cooking knowledge and traditions..I'm trying to soak them all up. I made quite the batman cake for my sons 4th birthday a few months ago..I was pretty impressed..and according to my kids and husband lastnights spaghetti was the best ever. Oh boy...too many tragedies have occured when I'm the chef...way too many!