As the stay at home wife of a resident with 2 young kids, I have to make stuff that is quick, cheap, and good. Thankfully, I grew up in a home with a mom who cooked everything from scratch, and I picked up a lot of tips and methods from her. There are some duds, but I am mostly pretty happy with the way a meal comes out. I love the fried food. Chicken, fish, beef, veggies--fried is my friend. Mom would make a huge family dinner for all of us and our grands every Sunday. I try to keep that tradition alive. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing that my mom and dad like the food that I make for them. Getting my very, very picky 2 year old to eat. That is a miracle. Oh man...a whole meal burnt. Everything. The rolls, the hot sides, the meat. It was my first big, big meal as a married person. We were living in Brooklyn, I was attending university on the upper west side, and I was pregnant. Everything was toast; it was sad. But I was so tired and nauseous, I really didn't care.