I am a single mom of two small children. I work from home. My kids have food allergies. One is allergic to peanuts and the other is allergic to eggs. It can make cooking tricky at times. I personally love anything that's soft, warm, and gooey or saucy! We eat a lot of "cheap" foods because of a tight budget. So we end up with a lot of casseroles, and I often get creative with leftovers! I come from a long line of expert soup makers! It is expected in my family! Thanksgiving has become my holiday. You cannot beat a brined turkey, homemade cranberry sauce, stuffing made from homemade bread, pumpkin pie, and, of course, green bean casserole! My mom was always the greatest cook in the world. She has a lot of "famous" (within the family) recipes. I have tweaked some of her recipes and often get told that my version is even better. Sssshhh. Don't tell!!! I had this OLD stove/oven in my apartment. One Christmas morning, I had the whole family over to have breakfast and watch my daughter open her presents from Santa. I put the egg casserole in the oven and went to join everyone. An hour later when the casserole was supposed to be done, it was still a runny mess. Somehow the oven had gotten stuck to BROIL and would not bake. I ended up microwaving the whole casserole. Took forever. I was mortified.