Mom, wife, sister, daughter, and friend. A reformed control freak, who doesn't believe that healthy and tasty are total opposites. I love simple but elegant looking meals, like fresh veggies tossed with pastas, grilled chicken breasts that are anything but dry and boring. We grill a lot b/c it's so much better for you, including fruits and veggies. We do like whole wheat pastas, with homemade sauces. When the family says they'd rather stay home b/c what we cook tastes better, is fresher, and costs less than going out. When the kids call from college and ask whats on the menu so they can plan to be home when their favorite meals are cooked. When my daughter came home from a popular Italian resturant and said mine was much better. When my two oldest said they wanted my reciepes in books of their own for graduation presents. I put some baby backed ribs on the grill one sunny afternoon, sat down in a sunbeam and fell asleep..... The grilled potatoes weren't done, the ribs were burnt to a crisp, and the company woke me up with the doorbell.