I'm a newlywed (4 years is still new, right?) and a mommy. When I first made my allrecipes profile, I was REALLY a newlywed, and our daughter was just a twinkle in my eye. ;) Having a toddler certainly makes cooking more challenging, as meals now need to be healthy (haha) and kid-friendly. I hesitantly listed myself as an 'intermediate' cook. I think I'm really more of a beginner, but people say I don't give myself enough credit, so here's to being a more confident cook! Other than being a mommy and an 'intermediate' cook, I'm a photographer. I shoot people, not food.. so don't expect much with my photos on here! I love Italian food! My husband has to constantly remind me to try something different because I always lean that way - he says it's because Italian food is easy to cook.. but I'll be the judge of that. Making Apple Pie on Thanksgiving morning, while watching the parade. I made a big stink about it our first year, as it was our first Thanksgiving together as a married couple. Our second Thansgiving I was pregnant and tired, and the next one I had a newborn.. so they were a little less than up to par, but this year I should be back in full force! Well it's more of a 'baking' triumph - but I made a pretty awesome apple pie, and it was the first pie I've ever made! I was very proud. Kielbasa in the slow cooker. I don't know what I did wrong, but I came home and the apartment smelled like a foot, and the kielbasa was completely unedible. I love kielbasa but something went very wrong with that recipe...