I love making theme food. Like decorated cakes and cookies to go along with school projects for the kids or holiday food. I love baking with my kids. Every year we make dozens of gingerbread cookies to decorate and hang on the Christmas tree. It takes us about a week but we enjoy the time together. We talk about our best decorated cookies from years past. I guess whenever I make something and people ask for the recipe that is a triumph. I've noticed that whenever I bring something to a party or family gathering, my husband and kids always go for my food first, that makes me feel good! I've been cooking a long time and so have had many cooking disasters. Most of them lately seem to involve the dog or cat eating a fresh baked batch of something that no one even got to try!!!