When I was 11, I wanted an EZ bake oven and my mother said no - you might burn yourself. It was a lightbulb for god sakes. Anyhow about two years later I was using a real oven daily.
My favorite things to cook
Anything hamburger recipes. My children are finally trying somethings new and become more adventurous.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My father was the baker in the family and I often use his recipes throughout the years.
My cooking triumphs
Duck w/orange sauce.
My cooking tragedies
Homemade buttermilk bisuits. Looked and felt like hockey pucks. Oh and once I forgot to drain the hamburger before adding hamburger helper. :-p