I am a wife and mom of a three-year-old. I work full-time as an insurance manager. I love to cook when I have the time. Weekdays are a rush, but Sunday afteroon is a great time to prepare dinner, try a new recipe and make a meal to be used on a weekeday. Stir fries, soups, stews, curries, slow cooker recipes. Every year my father makes meat pie which we have on Christmas Eve. It's the best ever! At Christmas my mother makes gumdrop cake, which is better (dense and almost dry?) and unlike any I've had elsewhere. My mother-in-law makes the best scotch cakes... Hmm...prime rib and ribs. I don't make "beefy" dishes a lot, but I've had success. I think I can thank my meat thermometer. Soups and roasted vegetables as well.... The first time I tried my slow cooker I made a casserole. It was horrible. For an event I made a lemon sour cream pie and just before serving I realized that I forgot to bake the crust before adding the custard! Fortunately, the custard came out easily, we baked the crust and put the filling back in. Despite my mistake, it was awesome!