Love doing Triathlons and with it comes a hefty appetite and love of food/cooking. Anything slow cooker and soups German/English/French background has strong traditional ties around family gatherings and Christmas. My hubby is Puerto Rican so I'm currently trying to master some of their dishes and flavors. My family never fried anything and I just made fried coconut shrimp that was a big hit with the neighbors. I have issues with not cooking rice long enough. Bleck! Has happened 3 times and has always ruined the meal.