I'm a Web writer and editor specializing in a few categories, one of which is cooking. I manage content for a large culinary portal. I also write quite a bit about women's issues, particularly as it relates to health and fertility. I enjoy trying new things, and often go through phases. I'll be really into Thai or Indian curries one week, hearty soups the next; one week I'll be really into pumpkin (pumpkin bread, cookies, pancakes, etc), the next week I'll dig summer squash. Long story short, I love making ANYTHING that isn't deep-fried. Stir-fries, grilled fish, curries, stews, soups, casseroles, baked goods, Mexican specialties--I really do love it all! I eat a mostly vegetarian diet (I eat fish once in a while, so I suppose I'm a pescatarian!). This is new for me, and my husband is a true carnivore. We're both very healthy. I live in California now, but grew up in Kansas. My parents were true meat-and-potatoes people, and the looooooved most anything fried and covered in gravy. It was yummy, but I didn't inherit their cooking styles!