Been a wife and mother for 10 yrs now. Always stuck with basic cooking, but I'm branching out now! So many flavors out there!! I'm a good cook, but my specialty is baking, homemade, from scratch..I dont like to brag, but I havent had a complaint yet! No traditions, really, we'll eat or try anything new, and we always are trying new things! I surprise myself, when trying new recipes, but my original triumph would have to be my apple pie! ummm...too many to list..lol