I am a 47 year old mother of 7.I have always loved cooking. I find it a challenge and very exciting to wake up each morning and think about what I can create that day. I am very good and have a reputation within family and friends as the best cook around. I have a wonderful husband whom I love more than life itself and I thank God for him every single day! I cook when Im happy, sad, upset, tired, cranky, sick, sore, excited, bored. Sometimes I wish I didnt have to sleep. Cooking for large numbers is natural to me, I get teased for my 7 STORY salad, not 7 layers. My adult kids love to visit mom because they know she is always cooking and baking. I seldom use recipes, and when I do I usually improve upon them. None the less I still collect cook books by the scores. Next to my bible, my cook books are next in line to be read. My dream is to have a very old fashioned kitchen, including a wood stove. I would have all the modern ammenities but they would be hidden. Russian food, Italian food, salads, hearty home cooked meals. And bread, I love to bake bread! I have to say that I do love to cook, my hips show it however my passion is baking. I am the best cook I know of and Im not afraid to say it. Right now I cook at a nursing home and the residents and staff tell me Im the best they have ever had, though my creativity is limited because I have to follow the recipes given me for the most part. Each thing I make I always think...hmmm what could jazz it up? I do love what I do but need more freedom to do it. Christmas eve, pirogi, fuchki, pea soup (no meat) and MINE is best. Kolachi buns, poppy seed bread, and TONS of christmas treats. I also enjoy our family summer picnic when everyone brings their best summer effort. I make a darn good chicken pasta salad and to heck with LOW FAT! Sour cream and mayo are the only way to go! Just about everything I make, one of my favorites is my lemon cheesecake with ginger cookie crust. I cannot help it, I just make everything wonderful! I make wonderful soups, one of my favorite is my polish sausage potatoe soup with sour cream and saurkraut!!! It is awesome! Few and far between, on occasion I do have something that gets tossed out but for the most part I just cant seem to make mistakes!!!