I'm an artist and the owner of a photography business in Springfield, MO. I love to cook and spend time outdoors. http://www.purecaptures.com is our photography site and http://puretastes.wordpress.com is our food blog we have with some friends! Italian! Mediterranean! Middle Eastern! My mom burning the lasagna. I don't follow that tradition, though. My husband and friends love my creative appetizers and new combinations for pizzas and pasta sauces. I had a strawberry cheesecake sell for around $60 at a church pie auction. Angel food cake from scratch with strawberries in it. Can you say "flop?"