I am a busy Mom with 2 children and a husband who loves to eat. I also teach school. I love to cook almost anything, but I really like to make lasagna, gumbo, and thai dishes. My husband's family is from Louisiana, so my mother-in-law taught me how to make seafood gumbo and chicken and andouille gumbo. I made a coconut meringue pie for my Dad who LOVED to eat, and this was his favorite kind of pie. When he took his first bite, he looked at my Mom and said, "our daughter is a phenomenal cook". He died 7 years ago, and I miss him every day! Once my friend and I decided to make gnocchi from scratch. Since we were also drinking wine, we really messed it up. Unfortunately, we were having additional guests for dinner--we served it, but it was pretty awful!