I married my high school sweet heart 21 years ago and have we 3 great kids. My oldest is currently serving in Iraq. I am an avid reader and love the outdoors. My husband and I are leaders in our church and put Jesus first in our life. I just love to cook Italian and mexican. Especially if it requires the whole family to be involved. Dinner in our family is a big deal. Sitting down as a family to eat is something we have always done and have instilled the importance of it to our children. Just being together is our main tradition. My mother-in-laws Chicken Escarole soup is a must at every gathering. Each birthday we pick a different cuisine to try, its fun to learn new cooking tricks and to enjoy different foods. My husband and I have dreams of opening a restaurant, we will in time. One year 2 good friends of ours got married and had us cater their wedding, wow it was a full 160 person affair from soup to nuts. We knocked their socks off and it was a great success. Nobody but close friends of ours knew it was our first time doing something like this. I was so satisfying knowing that my husband and I had it in us to do it!! I have had no major tragedies other than cakes sticking to the pan and eventually becoming a trifle I have had the occasional overcooked meat. This thanksgiving I made a cheese cake and didn't take into consideration the height of my oven shelves. I wound up decapitating my cheese cake as I removed it.. Nothing that a can of cherries couldn't hide!!