I have two beautiful girls (ages 12 & 7). I work all day in Chicago at a great company and love to come home and bake at night. I'm definitely known for my baking as I'm a ferocious baker. It's not unusual for me to work all day, come home, have dinner and begin baking. I love making homemade pies, cookies, breads, etc. I also enjoy trying new cooking recipes, although my girls are not always happy with the results. LOL I host Thanksgiving every year at our home. The largest group was 25 and the smallest was 5 so each year is different. I also love baking at X-mas time. Christmas 2008 I made about 10 different types of cookies, candies, etc. (approx. 6 dozen each) and passed them out to teachers, coaches and friends. I've mastered the ultimate cut out sugar cookie and beautiful decorating. It's very time consuming so I don't make those often. I have mastered a fabulous apple pie with homemade crust and the best lasagna ever!! Oh my, where to start. I couldn't hardly cook a thing when I first got married so we ate out all the time. The worst was a Thanksgiving where I decided it would be great fun to deep fry a turkey. HUGE MISTAKE. Not only did I ruin the outside deep fryer but the bird never did get cooked that year. Needless to say I never deep fry a turkey.