I have enjoyed cooking since my teen years. I love to try new dishes and invite friends to dinner. When I try something tasty at a party or at a get together - I always ask for the recipe! My favorite things to cook are desserts and casseroles. I ALWAYS make the pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas. My Wisconsin family stuffs and oven roasts the turkey. My Mississippi 'family' usually fries the turkey and my closest friend, Cynthia, makes the BEST cornbread dressing ever! My pumpkin pie always gets rave reviews...even from those who claim "I don't even like pumpkin pie." I once made some delicious pies with meringue. I put them in the oven to brown the meringue and they soon burst into flames!! Unfortunately, I was on the way to a dinner and had no time to start over.