Midwestern, vegetarian farm girl with a hearty, carnivorous boyfriend.
My favorite things to cook
Vegetables.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Elaborately decorated homemade birthday cakes.
My cooking triumphs
Baked a well-received cake with the Japanese equivalent of Bisquick in a Japanese microwave.
My cooking tragedies
Made a gallon of bean soup with undercooked beans... and ate it for two weeks.