I love cooking for my family and friends. I enjoy trying new recipes. I think that it is always good to expand on your skills by challenging yourself in the kitchen. I like to challenge myself when it comes to cooking, but somedays you just aren't in the mood to cook. On those days, I try to cook something in the crockpot or take a meal I made before and froze out of the freezer to cook. I am ALWAYS on the lookout for a new recipe to try that sounds delicious. My favorite things to cook are anything that tastes delicious and has people wanting more. I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving and Christmas. I start planning out my Thanksgiving menu in the begining of October every year...I tend to go a little overboard with all of the food I make. I cannot wait until my son is older so I can bake cookies and candies with him for the holidays. Hopefully, he'll enjoy my cooking as much as my husband does. Getting through a successful Thanksgiving evey year. I tend to go overboard and make 15+ dishes. I never have an identical menu so it always adds a little excitement to the kitchen. I'm constantly on my feet checking out all the different things I have cooking; it gets a little hectic at times, but I wouldn't have it any other way! Because I'm constantly trying new recipes I always have tragedies. Unfortunately, I am very strict when it comes to recipes, I try to follow them to a "T". Whenever something doesn't turn out the way I hoped it would, I consider it a tragedy. I'm kind of anal when it comes to cooking, but I guess, in some respects, thats what makes me a good cook.