After having a successful career in the web industry, I am now "officially" a stay-at-home mom and getting ready to celebrate 8 years with my wonderful husband. We just moved to a ranch in Texas after having always lived in the suburbs all my life! For some reason, this has inspired me lately to cook and clean like a good little farm housewife! Ha! I love going online every morning after the kids have gone off to school and deciding what to cook for dinner that night. I use my crock pot a lot for dinners. If it's got potatoes in it, it's for me! I love to use my crock pot! I'm really interested in cooking homemade soup. I've mastered a wonderful baked potato soup that my family loves. I also love cooking my Dad's famous recipe for italian sauce for spaghetti or lasagna. He's had this recipe for over 30 years and I finally got him to write it down for me! It's all I use now for my italian dishes. I also love to cook down home comfort food. It's very satisfying to see my husband with a big smile on his face after he tastes my cooking! I make "the best" Sweet Potato Casserole. This recipe was passed down to my from my mother. All of my in-law relatives always ask for it around the holidays. Even the younger kids love it. It's just delicious and I've been making it for YEARS! Still looking for that "most awesome" recipe. But, so far I've mastered a homemade italian red sauce, baked potato soup, sweet potato casserole and several casseroles. I was determined to make a glorious coconut cream pie for Thanksgiving 06. I found an awesome recipe in my Southern Living cookbook. Followed it to a T. But, it turned out as a big pie plate full of coconut blop. It tasted really good, but did not set! Don't know why...knowing me, I'll attempt the same recipe again and this time it will ROCK!