I'm in the midst of many new happenings!! I've only been married since July '08.. moved from the USA to the UK... am a full time student instead of a teacher for the year!! Needless to say I am quite busy, so I like to cook dishes that are pretty quick. When I have a paper to write I don't want to slave away for hours creating a meal. Plus, when I'm hungry, it's TIME to eat! But, we don't like prepared food, so I'm always starting with fresh ingredients. Anything new!! I love trying a new recipe ... and often the first time I've attempted the recipe it is when guests are over. So far... everything has turned out fine! I'm waiting for the fatal mistake :) Getting together at Christmas and baking stacks of cookies!! Helping my mom get the turkey and cornbread stuffing ready for Thanksgiving. Cranberry bread! YUM... Roast chicken.. I've just started making them and every one has turned out juicy and delicious! Loaves of white bread... last summer I spent 2 months in Thailand and was given the small task of baking bread every few days. No matter how hard I tried it came out HEAVY and dull. ughh... However the oven was a bit lopsided and you couldn't tell what temperature you had it on :)