I just ALMOST made it on The Food Network's Next Food Network Star!!! I love to cook because I love gratification... enjoying my own food and enjoying other people enjoying it!!! I love anything with fresh herbs... I like cheese, garlic, onions, olive oil, wines... and I really like a good piece of meat! My Grandma Rose made a killer "Seven Cheese Macaroni..." and I loved her Rumaki (did I spell that right?) I loved my Papa's southern breakfasts (always with sliced tomatoes) and my mama's pot roast and peach pies. Cooking with four kids running around is quite a feat... bringing them into the kitchen and having them beg to cook with me is one of my greatest joys in life. I also love when someone from our Bible study says they LOVE something I have made! Not making it onto the Food Network's Next Food Network Star... and of course my little food catastrophes!(Of which I have quite a few funny stories... like the time I cooked chicken breasts in the crockpot with nothing but white vinegar!)