I am a young mother that loved cooking growing up, but rarely ever did it. I really began to exercise my fingers in the kitchen when I went to college and even more once I got married. One of my favorite things is to set a plate in front of someone and have them comment on the appearance- then after they taste it, have the appearance totally forgotten. Low-fat foods that are so flavorful that they still satisfy. I grew up with a few special things. My mom cooked dinner everyday- so it was something I very much expected to do when I grew up, but the favs are Homemade taffy pulling at christmas and cinnamon pull-apparts (monkey bready) twice a year on special mornings. My goal in cooking is just to make something edible- it helps me not be disappointed and gives me courage to try new things. I have a grandmother who is the most amazing cooks I know. Last summer I made a peach pie at their home, and she recently thanked me for the recipe and said she uses it often. We had company over for an anual ukrainian barbeque and I tried to make a chicken dish- even after letting it cook a long time the inside was still pink when I served it.