When I got married, I started to really cook! I really enjoy it and enjoy making a good meal for my husband! My mother and my gradmothers are my cooking ifluences. I recently became of the proud mother of our daughter born in March 2005. I really like to cook nice home cooked meals consisting meat and potatoes. My mother gave me a recipe from an elderly family friend of Beef Stew served over mashed potatoes, and that is one of our favorites. I also enjoy baking. I haven't had any major triumphs, but it does make me happy when I take something to a potluck and everyone says how good my dish is! I am have had many of these! I was making poppy seed chicken and for some reason the glass dish it was in exploded in the oven, so I had to spend the whole afternoon cleaning poppyseed chicken and glass out of the oven!