I am married with one child in college and I live in rural Warren County. I published a cookbook in 1998, "From Grandma's Table" and have had good success with it. I love to enter baking contests and have recently started a part-time catering business. I also work full time as an accountant at a local hospital and sell real estate part-time. Pies are my specialty. I love to take my time with the top crust and make it look special. I also like working with yeast dough, cakes, and cookies. I recently started decorating cakes. My family is full of good cooks. Our annual reunion must always have my Aunt Carol's meatloaf, Mom's cheeseball, my chocolate layer dessert and pecan bars. I have won several local baking contests and I would like to compete in the Pillsbury Bake Off. I once made a cake for a strawberry themed contest that took 5 1/2 hours to complete. It was truly a labor of love complete with white chocolate curls!! I had only been married for about a week when I decided to make gravy. I called home to ask my mom how much flour to use, and since she wasn't there, my dad told me to use a cup or two. I thought two cups sounded like a lot, so I only used one. The gravy was stiffer than thick mashed potatoes, but my new husband said it tasted wonderful!! I've come a long way in cooking abilities since then.