I manage a school library, which is just about perfect for me jobwise. I'm married and we have two sons, and my 80something mother lives with us too. I like it when my kids have friends over and they think they are probably going to get microwave bagel bites for dinner and I surprise them with something great. I have and use a lot of cookbooks: faves are Joy of Cooking (natch)and Camille Glenn's Heritage of Southern Cooking (which is wonderful if you get the original, full-length edition). I also love listening to music and I have successfully taken 4 teenage boys to an opera (Rosenkavelier) without having them mutiny. Flan, Bread Pudding, Chili, Posole, Roast Chicken, Pork Tenderloin, Grilled Steaks, Grilled Asparagus, Grilled Eggplant, Grilled Cherry Tomatoes en Brochette, Steamed Salmon Fillets, Carrot Cake, Tres Leches Cake, Chicken Soup, Okay now I have to go eat something. Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding. The first time I made flan & it tasted great AND came out of the mold without cracking. And recently I made a pork tenderloin with homemade adobo sauce that my family completely freaked over. My family is full of PICKY EATERS but they are all picky in different ways, so it drives me crazy trying to please them!