I live in the country with my husband of 15 years. I have always loved to garden, cook, sew and enjoy a variety of other crafts. Anything fattening! It seems the more fattening it is, the better it tastes, ha ha. Thanksgiving dinner. I love the excitement of getting all the food on the table and it still being hot at the same time. Chicken Cacciatore. The first time I made it was for a dinner party I had in Utah. A man I met for the first time actually was making noises while eating and then yelled out...This is the best food I ever ate! My Crisco pie, (not really the name of the pie). Back when I first got married I was making an apple pie. My grandmothers recipe for pie crust called for a cup of Crisco. I noticed that the container of Crisco was 8 ounces and I thought there is 8 ounces in a cup so I don't need to measure it into a cup and then try to scoop it out into the bowl, I'll just use the whole container. Wow, was that some sticky pie crust. Even after I wrestled it into the pie plate and it was baked the top shimmered and wiggled like jell-o. It was then I learned the lesson of the difference between liquid and dry measure.