I am 28 years old and live in a cozy little home in Seattle with my new husband. I don't have as much time to cook and bake as I would like (I work full time for a non-profit, go to UW in the evenings) but when I can I am in seventh heaven. Not sure how I turned out to be such a foodie. I have recently discovered the joy of slow cooking (thanks to the joy of wedding gifts!). My gosh how easy it is... not without effort, as you still have to put a little time in the night before or early morning, but wow, how great to come home to dinner already made. Especially nice the nights I have class and very little time to cook a real meal. From-scratch lemon and garlic basting sauce, mickey mouse pancakes, and the ever elusive potatoes ro'esty. I recently hosted my first party (I have always had too small apartments) and it was a huge success. My own personal triumph: the food! While not all of it was super difficult or even from-scratch, one particular appetizer was simply fantastic - proscuitto wrapped asparagus (from this site) was the hot ticket item. When I was 8 or so I baked my first cake. I mistook the flour for the powdered sugar and the "cake" ended up as a chocolate sink hole. Amazingly, it tasted all right, but it looked terrible.