I grew up in Kentucky, the youngest of three girls. I have six children (4 girls and 2 boys). My husband is very patient and kind... willing to taste test all my experiments. Only once has he ever said, "Can we please not have this again." Chicken. I truly believe there are a thousand ways to make chicken. I also love to bake and experiment with soup recipes. Cooking traditions include peanut butter fudge every year at Christmas and broccoli casserole at any family gathering. Believe it or not, mashed potatoes. When I was first married, I called my mother for her "secret" recipe for mashed potatoes. Not realizing my "store bought" potatoes were much smaller than the home-grown ones my mother always used, my mashed potatoes turned out more like gravy.