Hello, my name is Sommer, and I'm married with 3 children. I've always did a little cooking growing up. but my mom usua;;y had to force me into the kitchen. When i left home, when I did cook, I cooked from the memory of taste. I tried to mimic my mother's cooking to a tee and I did well. Then in the Spring of 2007, I got a sudden passion for cooking after purchasing my first cookbook. Since then I've been a cooking nut. I have small children, so it's hard to satisfy them sometimes, or I get interrupted so much it turns a 30 mins or less meal into a 1hr or more! But i still love to do it and am eager to learn more. I read magazines, books, and various of websites to up my cooking knowledge. Not to mention the cooking shows I watch. We don't get PBS or Food Network here, so I buy a lot of DVDs and I do enjoy the programmes on the BBC, Channel 4, and UKTV Food. I'm a food nut. I love to cook big breakfasts on the weekends. And I love to try out new brunch dishes. I like to make sandwiches (prefably grilled meats) with my own sauces. I love cooking with mushrooms, especially where portobello is the main dish. I love making varieties of pasta dishes. There's so much more. I'm still in the midst of making my own traditions. I do like to cook and a bake traditional Christmas meals and desserts all December. I'm swtiching up the Thanksgiving/Christmas menu until I find THEE dishes that my family will not turn down. I've only cooked Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner twice, so I know it's going to take time. I'll have to say my triumph was making an apple pie from scratch.The crust to filling was absolutely delicious and the homemade ice cream I made to go along with it was perfect. Simple, yes, but I'm still pretty new to cooking/baking, thus I was very proud of myself. My husband thoroughly enjoyed it. oh gosh. when is started out cooking i would use a whole bulb of garlic instead a clove lol. i made a very garlicky alfredo that my husband still loved lol. i've also burnt bottoms of pots, had flat cookies, i overcook scrambled eggs every 3 times i cook them, and other silly mistakes that i've learned from.