I'm 44, a divorced mother of two boys, ages 20 and 18. I am a cook at a preschool-kindergarten, been there for 10 years. Have cooked at other preschools previously also. I love it here because I'm the only cook and I serve family style to all the classrooms. I use the church's big catering kitchen and I do the laundry there, keep the kitchen up and since I have to work, it's as close to being a homemaker as I can get. I love baking desserts. I love to bake midwest meals and healthy meals. I try to make some of the things I see on recipe shows on tv, especially Lydia's Italian Kitchen on PBS. That's Italian homecookin'. I love homecookin'! No real family traditions, other than most everything should be homemade. I can't stand store bought mixes for baked goods. I don't really liked packaged cookies either. Hmmm, I guess when I make a meal or dessert and everyone gushes over it. Ok, that's being a showman, but it makes me proud, and I like to please people. Hey, I like my palette to be pleased, I'm picky, so I imagine everyone should like something as much as I do. I don't like to feed them mediocre food. Ooo, the time in high school I made pancakes for breakfast and I put 2 t. baking soda instead of baking powder in......they tasted horrible.