My mom was a cook for several years in restaurants and has taught me well. Besides a love of cooking, I have two children (white "Lassie" Collies) to take care of. Their names are Molly and Lilly and I call them my Lollies. I like to garden and my favorite is planting shallots, onions, garlic and cucumbers. My husband loves potatoes so I call him Spud-man in the garden. Soups, Stews and Casseroles, Stand up Chicken, Roasts Traditional meat and potato meals for Dad. When he was out of town, Mom made stuffed peppers, casseroles, pizza,, all the goodies my Dad would not eat. Thanks to my mom, I've never produced Lumpy gravy. When broiling lobsters I noticed the self cleaning switch on the oven which I swung shut locking the stove door. I had no idea what compelled me to do this. My husband had to unplug the stove to interrupt the self cleaning process and the door would not open until the temperature dropped. We had scorched lobsters that night.