I am the mother of 6 who are now mostly teenagers. Dinner time is very important in our home and guests are always welcome. I love trying new recipes and changing them on the fly. Baking Christmas cookies with relatives; cassaroles for company I enjoy making recipes healthier - substituting everything until it's perfect - like my fruit & fiber bars. I like eliminating as many of the processed ingredients as I can and using veggies from my garden. Meatloaf - it looked like charcoal brickettes!