Hello all. I like to make recipes more frugal and more flexible: I never follow a recipe to the T, but always adjust something (usually because I don’t have all the ingredients). I owe most of my cooking skills to my untrained father. He is the one who taught me how to use what I have creatively rather then ask him to buy something. My favorite ingredient to use is the potato. This is because it is frugal, healthy, and fun to use. I like making soups, breads, pasta dishes, casseroles, and sautéed dishes. I belong to a family of 12 (plus one on the way). I love it when the whole family gathers around the dinner table to eat and fellowship and read afterwards. By Gods grace I can eventually be like Him: I am not anywhere close right now, but I hope I'm learning. I like arithmetic, reading, history, science, bible, cooking, sewing, and gardening. I like long profiles, I just ran out of room. Anything creative and frugal. (or easy) Making pizza from scratch! It is not a tradition, but I really enjoy it. We always have coffeecake on Christmas morning. Throwing a company meal together when Daddy thought we had nothing useful in the house!(which is quite an accomplishment because it was his teaching that made it possible). The garlic bread was charcoal, the noodles falling apart and the spaghetti sauce tasted like raw tomatoes, aanndd the salad was disgusting (fortunately my family can eat anything:))