I love to try new recipes - I love to cook for my family and friends - it makes me feel good to know I've pleased my loved ones with food that's good, comforting and good for them. I especially love trying new dinner recipes and baking anything. My favorite family cooking tradition has to be when my daughter helps me in the kitchen - no matter what we're cooking. Anything that turns out better than my expectations and makes the people in my life happy is a cooking triumph! I'll never forget the time I spent all day making spaghetti sauce from scratch (first time ever), and dropped the pot - I think we went out for pizza that night, and I was still cleaning spaghetti sauce from the nooks/crannies of the cabinets for two weeks.