I am mother of three beautiful children and work full time as an accountant. I love to cook, but with my schedule, it has been harder and harder to find the time. Being on a tight budget, I spend a lot of time on meal plans to cut back on food spoilage, and wasted time trying to figure out whats for dinner. I love to bake, but I try not to keep too many sweets around, so I save that for special occasions. My family is hard to please since everyone has different tastes, but coming up with a meal they will all enjoy brings me great pleasure. My extened family is very large, so we have a party once a year around the holidays and everyone brings a signature dish. Mine are the double layer pumpkin cheesecake from this site, and a variation of party potatoes for a crowd. Every year I have to increase the quantity in order to have enough! I make a pretty good steak, I've finally started making cheesecakes that don't crack, and I can make homeade pizza dough AND flip it in the air(my kids love that). I make sure my family has a homecooked meal every night and that we all sit at the table together. My parents couldnt always do that, so its something I want to do for my kids. I have scorched milk for potatoes augrautin once, without realizing it, it tasted awful and anytime I make it now, I still smell that scorched smell just from the memory. That was over 10yrs ago!