I AM A 39 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF 3. I AM ADDICTED TO 3 THINGS, COOKING SCRAPBOOKING, AND MAYBE A LITTLE EBAY! (DON"T TELL) I HAVE BEEN WITH MY HUSBAND 22 YEARS, AND MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS.I LOVE LOVE LOVE COOKBOOKS. MY AUNT AND I GO OVER THEM FOR HOURS, EVEN IF WE AREN'T COOKING ANYTHING!!! I JUST LOVE TO LOOK AT RECIPES, SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT LOOKS OR SOUNDS GOOD, OR ANYTHING THAT I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT TO SUIT MY FAMILY. I LOVE TO BAKE, IT ISN'T ACTUALLY WHAT I DO BEST, BUT I LOVE IT. I GUESS COMFORT FOODS ARE MY FAVORITE. GOURMET DISHES SOUND GOOD, BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE GOOD OLD FASHIONED DOWN HOME COOKING. (EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GROWN UP IN THE CITY MY WHOLE LIFE) MY FAVORITE, IS GOING TO MY AUNTS HOUSE THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING, AND PREPARING FOR THE NEXT DAYS BIG DINNER FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. ALSO A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, WE GATHER AT MY AUNTS HOUSE TO MAKE HOLIDAY COOKIES. EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN THE CITY, MY AUNT LIVES IN A BEAUTIFUL FARM HOUSE, WITH A HUGE KITCHEN....A FIREPLACE IN THE BACK ROOM, AND A NICE CUP OF TEA. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY MY BIGGEST TRIUMPH WOULD BE MY VERSION OF POLLO ROSA MARIA, LIKE THEY HAVE AT CARRABAS. IT WAS WONDERFUL. RAVE REVIEWS FROM THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ALSO A GREEN PEPPER, BROWN RICE AND CHICKN BREAST DISH, THAT MADE WOMEN AT A SCRAPBOOK DINNER WHO OPENLY HATE PEPPERS, TAKE SECONDS! AND A WONDERFUL ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP, THAT THE WHOLE FAMILY LOVES. I HAVE ONLY EVER HAD ONE DISH THAT I THOUGHT WAS HIDEOUS, AND THREW IT AWAY. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A " MEXICAN LASAGNA" THE SAUCE I CHOSE, WAS JUST TERRIBLE, IT WAS OUT OF THE AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD STORE, AND GOOD LORD IT WAS HORRIBLE. OF COURSE I HAVE BURNED MY SHARE OF COOKIES IN MY LIFE, AND OVERBAKED MY BROWNIES WHILE I WAS MULTI-TASKING! gOOD OR BAD, I LOVE TO FIND NEW RECIPES, AND TRY THEM OUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE FALL AND WINTER, SO I WILL BE ONLINE ALOT IN THE COMING MONTHS. :)