2009 Gift Exchange: my kitchen is cobalt blue & white w/touches of bright yellow...just hubby & me & norwegian cat (mr peabody), i celebrate Christmas >>> LIKES/LOVES: wine, pasta, chocolate, raspberry, orange, basil, tarragon, tea >>> DISLIKES: coffee, cake mixes, peanut butter, banana, pineapple, garlic ... love to bake & cook apple pie, pot roast, roast chicken, pumpkin bread....i love to try out new recipes....and it's great when hubby really likes something new (he's VERY picky...lol) a few years ago on Thanksgiving i had a houseful of guests....the turkey was beautifully basted...i went take it out of the oven so it could rest while we finished the balance of the dinner AND when i went to open the oven door...it would not budge....the springs on the oven door had had enough & they broke...instead of freaking out i asked my brother-in-law to remove the door with a screw driver & put the door outside....it was a day the family will never forget!!! P.S. dinner was great!!!