I am a 27 year old mother of 3 boys . I have been married for 5 years and my husband is in the military. He is a Submariner and is out to sea alot, so time with my hubby is not so often. I have two idols in the culinary world. I don't not know where I would be without Alton Brown. He has taught me so much about EVERYTHING and his personality clicks with mine ( I even got my husband into cooking through him!) Also, Martha, I'm sorry but I love Martha! She has definitely helped shaped my 'housewife' ways...lol.. from cooking, to decorating to organization. Martha and Alton.. I love you! I love trying new things. I have always worked in food service and and have always had my hands on food. I have always wanted to go to culinary school but for now, I am home with my boys. I am not a casserole/ meatloaf type person. I definitely did not get that from my mother. I love more healthy and intresting things. I love old skool stuff but with a twist. I do alot of things without recipes and if I use recipes, I put my own two cents in. I have never been a baker/dessert type. I enjoy eating sweets but have always burned my cookies, or made dry cake or ruined whatever I basically touched that involved sugar. I have finally put any time I am bored into making random cookies or cakes and such forth. I have finally figured out why I would burn my cookies and have fixed the problem. After mastering my problems I awarded myself with a new Kitchen Aid mixer. I definitly give myself credit...lol Cookies! And oh yeah, my oh so dreded Tuna noodle casserole. ( I will never make it again.... never....) No wonder casseroles are EVIL!!!!!