Well since I'm a military wife I've had the opportunity to see new places and try new foods. We're currently in Okinawa, Japan. I've got to try a few things, some great and some not so great. I do miss a few things from the states, REAL Mexican food and Italian. I love to bake, for whatever reason i'm pretty dang good at it too. The slow cooker is another one of my faves. I'm not so good at grilling, my husband deals with that one. Cooking is in my family, my grandmother was a chef and owned a few restaurants.I remember hanging out with grandma eating her apple pie at one of her diners when I was a wee one. Growing up we always sat at the table and had good homemade dinners, I never had hamburger helper until I was a teen. I'm slowly trying to make some of my own traditions, like Christmas eve we make our own pizzas for dinner. Anything that comes out good is a triumph, I would have to say my pumpkin cheesecake. I get requests for it now, ha ha. Oh and candies, those are always a hit or miss with me. So when they come out I feel like I won. ha ha. Grilling, they always come out WELL done!!! Someday I'll get there.