I have been cooking since my mom gave me the Betty Crocker Boys and Girls cookbook when I was 7 and I used to read it cover to cover. My own young daughter is now enjoying the same book...quite dog-eared now! I love having her cook with me in the kitchen. I am happily married, entering my 29th year as an RN, and I work part-time at a local hospital. Oh... I love my dogs, my horse and..... my chickens (they bless me with plenty of fresh eggs every day)!! Anything ethnic, soups and stews, spicy and highly seasoned foods and the tried and trues that my family loves. I also love to do desserts and that is what I am usually asked to bring to pot lucks. Having a family dinner is our most important tradition in general but there is always Jambalaya on Fat Tuesday, shrimp scampi with homemade fettucine every Valentine's Day, cheese fondue on special occasions, Black Eye Peas on New Years and the dozens upon dozens of Christmas cookies! No doubt the Frozen Grand Marnier Souffle I made for a Christmas Eve dinner when I was 19! So scrumtious and pretty too! Eggplant Parmesan..a big gooey mess and why did I try??? I hate eggplant!