I LOOOOOOVE food! These days you cant go to the super market or local bookshop without running across fablously gorgeous books and magazines full of amazing photos of FOOD! I find food beautiful, inspiring, challenging and of course Tasty :) Baking is probably my favorite form of cooking. Its so decoratve and you can really be creative. Meat can only be so pretty, but a perfectly frosted cake or a steaming loaf of bread can really inspire a person. My family is a mixture of Southern and Midwestern and very, very American. Anything from speghetti to fried chicken to tacos was always good on the menu when growing up. The best triumphs I've had with cooking are probably the highly rated recipes from this website. You guys make me look good :) I once made a flat, green cake. It was terrible and Ive no idea why it was green. But live and learn, and the lesson here is: when experimenting, use things you know will be good until you're alot more experianced!