I am a science and math teacher, and a proud mother of twin six-year old boys. I love being active, and cooking has always been an enjoyable hobby for me. Comfort foods and marinades for foods to go on the grill (which my husband loves to do!) My mother is from the deep south and my father is Austrian, so to say I have a background in different foods is an understatement! I grew up where we sat at the table as a family every night, and mostly ate foods prepared from scratch. I was fortunate that way, and I try my best to instill my parents love for food into my family kitchen. I love to entertain, which gives me an outlet to try new things and prepare a variety of foods I don't get a chance to on a daily basis. Two items that I make that always gets rave reviews are my gourmet macaroni and cheese (well worth the time it takes to make it) and pork tenderloin with apple cream. Although baking has grown on me, I have had some tragic events with over baking and one sad collapse of a soufle.