Working three part-time jobs and being the referee/taxi driver/counselor to two teenagers, my time and sanity are at a premium. I basically look for recipes that are easy to make and that have normal ingredients that I have readily available in my pantry (no guava paste here..!) I make a mean cinnamon nut ring for friends and family, particulary during the holidays. Every time the kids hear the bread machine cranking up, they start drooling. For someone who really never liked to cook, I have been putting on all the holiday family dinners for over 13 years now (no wonder I'm tired). I was so proud of myself cooking my first turkey at Thanksgiving all by myself as a newlywed -- until my husband pulled the packaged gizzards out of the cooked bird...