I am a bit of a crazy American living in Bristol, England. I love baking! I bake most weekends and take my goodies into work with me to share! I adore cakes that are moist and succulent. English dry cakes do nothing for me! I am also a cat addict. I dont mind cooking main meals, I enjoy making fresh fajitas, curries, and casseroles. I love to make banana bread and cakes. My mother doesnt know how to cook and when I left home, my fathers good-bye was the following, 'What are you doing to do now that the cook has left?' My mothers idea of cooking is microwaving, I remember one Thanksgiving many many many years ago that my mother had to take all the bones out a whole turkey and get out a rubber mallet in order to fit the turkey in the microwave! Seriously! Dutch foods and cakes! Almost always turn out VERY well. They dont happen often, thankfully, but they are a true tragedy when they do happen!