I live in Des Moines and am currently a SAHM. I have a son, Levi, who is 14 (going on 16). He's a VERY picky eater, but is willing to try new things when he wants to! My boyfriend, Tony, is also picky (the only veggie he likes is green beans) but I can usually try a new recipe without too much hestitation. Casseroles, cakes, brownies, breads (yeast and quick), Mexican, steaks, pasta...pretty much anything I can use my new Kitchen Aid mixer for! Every Christmas my mom would make my grandma's recipe for cutout sugar cookies. I've changed it a little over the years and my son loved decorating the cookies (and the kitchen) when he was little. My parents are great at keeping holiday food traditions alive...we have lutefisk and lefse every year. I started baking when I was 13 and in 4-H. I got a blue ribbon the first year I made yeast bread. Trying to copy my grandma's recipes. They just never seem to turn out! The only one that does is her recipe for brownies...she would make them for me every time I came home from college. I'm glad I got the recipe so I can make them whenever I want!