I was a farm wife for 30 years, so I'm no stranger to the kitchen. I love to cook and I love to watch people enjoy my cooking. I love hearty home cooking with beef, pork and chicken. I have a few gourmet dishes and I like to fix Italian and Mexican food. On the farm, our big meal was at noon and it was quite an event. Evening meals were usually smaller and lighter. The best cooking triumph is being told how much someone enjoyed a meal you fixed them years before. Can't think of anything in particular although, of course, there were some failures. Thankfully, the successes far outnumber the flops.