The glitz, glam, and fabulous vacations are great sometimes but I'm most satisfied with simplicity.Put me in the woods in a tent surrounded by nature and I'm at peace. I'm a huge do-it-youself person. I'm good at research and read a lot. I'm also home school two of my three children. I'm really good at baking anything.I prefer to cook from scratch. Steven Raichlin on BBQU is my new favorite TV cook. I like to grill food. Christmas candies and holiday foods I also enjoy. Eating out makes me feel guilty for wasting my money on something I can easily make at home. Seafood Gumbo is the main entree at our Christmas meal. We eat the regular holiday foods at everyone else's.Christmas morning we have a piece of Jesus' birthday cake first. Homemade gingerbread men and houses are also a must. I've finally learned how to make good buttermilk biscuits! The art of traditional breadmaking fascinates me. Sometimes I can make good bread and other times not. I love the smell of yeast breads. Don't put shrimp heads in when making a shrimp stock! It will smell like amonia.