My name is Leanne. My interest in cooking did't start until university when it came down to eat fast / convenient food or start preparing my own meals from scratch. I started off with chicken soup and progressed from there. I live with my husband and we are in the process of adopting a child. I am currently writing a cookbook (you will have to wait for the name), and I already have orders for it. I love to garden and use the produce I grow, whether tomatoes, peppers, etc. I am the person most people call when they are looking for a recipe. The fact that I have over 150 cookbooks probably helps Soups - pumpkin is the most recent. I had it in Cuba, and figured out the recipe when I returned home Chicken and brocolli cannelloni or ravioli Chicken parmeson, Brandied raspberry chicken OK - anything chicken - anything with pasta - anything with garlic - and lots of sauces I love to cook international foods e.g. Pad Thai, Curried Chicken, Asian inspired dishes etc Making meals with my father. Helping my grandfather cook when I was young Having all of my family together for a BBQ or actually anything at all I can go to a restaurant and try something new and then go home and replicate it without even knowing all of the ingredients I made a rhubarb custard pie that should have been re-named rubarb custard soup