Being of Southern American heritage, and marrying a man with Scandinavian and Armenian heritage whose parents were from New Ebngland has challenged me through the years. I love cooking with veggies of all sorts and making appropriate sauces. Seafoods, Middle Eastern Dishes, but re-inventing those southern dishes that "stick to your ribs - and other anatomy)!! Just can't/won't fry - they all turn out very disasterous and not good for me.