I'm stay at home mom. I come from a family who loves food (probably too much). I grew up working in my parents restaurants since I was 10. I love to use fresh local ingredients, and I'm not afraid to try new things. I'm also not opposed to time saving shortcuts here and there. Soups, simple pasta dishes, pastries and cookies. We can't help but have a foodfest whenever we all get together. I love my mom and dad's cooking (except when dad is on a cajun jag) and I've made them teach me everything they know. I remember watching my mom decorate cakes when I was a kid and thinking to myself, some day I'm going to try that. They made it so easy for us to try new things in the kitchen. People at my church ask me what I've brought and they know to look for my big Tupperware That's-a-bowl for something good to eat. There's nothing special about me, I just like to make good food with quality ingredients and I'm not afraid to experiment. People ask me for my recipes all the time and I have to think hard before I write it down because I usually don't follow an exact recipe. I rarely make it the same way twice. A really terrible casserole for a potluck. They ate it, but I thought it was disgusting.