I'm a special education teacher who mainly cooks on the weekends, for special occasions, and during vacations. I make jewelry by stringing mostly. Fast and low calorie meals without a lot of salt. I love baking homemade rolls but only do it on special occasions because of my weight. Holidays are shared family meals with all members contributing their own speciality. My dad was involved with some cooking. When he and mom first married he would get compliments when he took cakes to special dinners. My mom didn't cook many deserts until she tried to out-do my dad.