I am a 30-something chick from St. Louis, MO. I have a degree in science and I love to experiment (get it) with new techniques. We love food in my family and enjoy variety. I love to pick the fresh veggies from my garden and somehow work them into the meal. I love asian, particularly vietnamese and thai. I even have lemongrass growing in the house. My family loves to try new things and we try to get as gourmet as possible. My husband's family is Ukrainian, and they have a few Christmas traditions. We always have fish, borsht, and pierogies for our Christmas dinner. I have grown to love these foods. I attempted stuffed mushrooms without a recipe when I was early in my college years. It was a hit and my roommate asked me to make it often. I once tried to recreate V8. My mother fumed when she saw how many vegetables I had used in the blender without first cooking them. Another mishap occurred when I put a ton of garlic into the swedish meatballs I was making for my parents. They never let me live that one down!