I am a nurse and have been on my own since I was 21.I am married to a great guy and have a lovely daughter in college. I can't really say I have "favorite" things, however, I do like to try new things. My family are my guinea pigs. My mom was German and she passed along a few of her favorite recipes before she passed away. I also inherited her cook book with many handwritten recipes stuffed into it! I still haven't quite learned not to experiment with new recipes on dinner guests!