I have been baking and cooking since I was 8. Mom's little helper. Do to life circumstances I had lost the joy of cooking and baking. I have slowly recovered that love and am looking foward to rediscovering the possibilities. I am currently working my way to vegitarian. So recipes that float that way are great. I am a fan of bread baking and desserts. I love the bake cakes and am going to take a few classes on decorating again. I am not opposed to meat recipes especially chicken, since the rest of my house is not going veggie. My family tradition, FOOD, large quanities and quality. I have a huge family back ground. Gatherings are potluck and filled with meats, salads, drinks, desserts of all times. I also spent much time with my mom, and grandmas learning traditional recipes and baking family faves from breads, casseroles and cookies. I make the worlds best chocolate chip cookie! Okay endorsed by those in my world. I am very pleased with my chili. Meaty,veggie and heat - it's a great way to get my picky veggie eaters their veggies. My breads are alo now looking like bread loafs and not weird growth riddles lumps. I can make fluffy biscuits. The cooked caramel disaster. I tried making caramel on the stove for the first time. Destroyed the pot and the house smelt like burnt sugar for days. I had no idea that it could go great to burnt in 2 seconds. Definetely need more research before attemping candies again.