I'm married with two young children. I've recently "retired" from my job as a lawyer to stay home with the kids. My husband loves that I now have the time to make more traditional meals. I had forgotten how much I enjoy cooking foods that need more that 1/2 hour of prep time!
My favorite things to cook
Gumbo, my mom's Chicken Noodle Stew, almost anything with pork (I am an Iowa girl after all!).
My favorite family cooking traditions
Homemade egg noodles; super thin, crispy christmas cookies; lasagna for Christmas Eve.
My cooking triumphs
My biggest cooking triumph was making my mom's homemade Chicken Noodle Stew. It took me forever to get the egg noodles down just right. I'm also pretty proud of my gumbo.
My cooking tragedies
Turkey Meatloaf!!! It's the only thing I've ever made where after one taste, my husband and I agreed to pitch it. IMHO ground turkey is disgusting both in smell and taste. If you can't have ground beef, I'm for substituting veggie burger.