Am not an actual "foodie", but am enjoying cooking. Our 3 children are grown and gone, and it is quite an event for them to actually come see us, though that has happened. When they do show up, they would much prefer going to their favorite eateries on this side of the water, and I have not made that list...and that's okay, as long as I get to tag along on at least 33.3% of their excursions. Breads are simply amazing, don't you think? Anyway, Atkins and I could never have gotten on well. Thanksgiving meals are the best. Food and family/friends...what could be better than that? I like precision cooking, as far as ingredients goes. That can be a problem, though, when suddenly you need to set another plate. 1.Have you ever put macaroni into a slow cooker soup and let it cook until it becomes mush? Don't. 2.Baked b'day cake for MIL's first visit, and it fell apart. FIL, man of few words, generally, responsed to my embarrassed apologies, "It's been my experience that the worse they look, the better they taste." And he just about ate himself sick to prove his point!