I am a 34 year old working mom, and wife. I have, in the recent couple years found a LOVE of cooking! I am limited on time during the week but still value dinner at the table with my family... well, my slow-cooker is my friend, because we work all day, it is a HUGE time saver, but i love comfort food and old fashioned recipes, and CHILI! (one of my fav's) I'm starting to experiment with lots of recipes and my family seem to be enjoying my many "adventures" in the kitchen.... I had a Nana who didn't measure anything or write down any recipes, but was the best cook ever! She passed some good ol' southern recipes down to my mom, and now, to me but i wish i had them ALL!! This year i did my first full Thanksgiving Dinner for my parents and in-laws.....thank you Rachel Ray! it turned out AWESOME! Thank God for my digital oven w/ built-in timers, i used to burn EVERYTHING!