I have been in the kitchen since I was 10 yrs old that is when I started baking mom's and grandma's recipes. Both taught me their cooking secrets. Sometimes I have to modify things for my diabetic husband. Baked goods, now learning to modify them for diabetic husband. Our most favorite traditions are for Bdays most chose grandma's Waldorf Astoria Cake(also called red velvet). We always have home baked goods at holidays and most the time in the house growing up. Being able to make mom and grandma's recipes, that is a truimph because they were very good cooks. Everything was homemade. Caramels when I was in my 20's I did not grease the pan, and we had to chisel them out. The other was a homemade peanut butter cake that feel apart once out of the pan.