I grew up in the restaurant business and have developed a real love of food. I am currently doing some private chef work, in addition to training dogs and caring for race horses. I'll cook anything but my favs are still the old style, homey dishes. I have a large garden and I do a lot of canning, too. When I was a kid, my dad used to take us to the restaurant and make us pancakes in the shape of gingerbead men on XMas morning. I never had kids to share that tradition with, but it's a fond memory and I still make those pancakes for my husband! I've mastered pate a chou! The first time I tried it was over 25 years ago and I just recently discovered that room temp eggs make it a heckuva lot easier to get the dough smooth! I can't make a meatloaf to save myself.