I'm a single mom to a wonderful teenage boy. I work full-time and always try to plan out our meals for the week each weekend so I only have to grocery shop about once per week at the most. I love gemstones and enjoy creating beautiful jewelry when I have the time and inspiration. My favorite things to cook are meals that are fairly easy and quick to put together but that also have incredible flavor. I tend to use a lot of garlic! When I have more time, like on the weekend for instance, I enjoy making more time-consuming meals. Every Sunday my son and I start our day with a really good breakfast, then we spend a couple of hours working off calories playing Wii. After, it's time for me to create something else in the kitchen...I usually like to spend a good part of Sunday making various yummy things. I feel triumphant whenever a new dish turns out really well and all the side dishes are finished at the same time! I love tuna casserole! I made it one time though, and it was so hideous and inedible - I'm still not sure to this day what on Earth went wrong.