My husband and I have three children and we enjoy traveling, dining, and the outdoors. My favorite things to cook are cookies and muffins, slow cooker recipes, and grilled meats and vegetables. I also enjoy making foods that make my family happy such as pancakes, gaucamole, and steak. Every year I bake about 5 to 6 different kinds of cookies for the holidays. For holiday dinners, everyone brings a dish to share and I usually make roasted potatoes and brownies (and bring my cookies). Any time my husband, children or guests say it is delicious. Also, if I have the whole dinner ready at the same time I'd have to say that is a triumph because it doesn't happen as often as I'd like. About 11 years ago I attempted to make my first turkey for Christmas dinner. Although it thawed for about three/four days in my refrigerator it was still frozen when I started cooking it. It took about 10 hours to cook through. My guests had to wait over 5 hours to eat it.