I work 12 hr. shifts as a travel nurse, so cooking is a saved for those days off with my family. I try to stick to low carb recipes due to my daughters insulin resistence, plus my husband and I are trying to keep the weight off. I use to love to bake, but with the low carb eating it has become difficult. I have not kept any of my "growing up" family traditions. My family and I cook Thanksgiving dinner usually. The one thing I always look forward to is my husbands stuffing. I learned how to make my mother-in-laws Italian spagetti sauce. Bread that would not rise, biscuits that are hard as rocks..