I love cooking for my family. I especially enjoy making dinners and meals that taste like I spent hours and lots of $$$...but really took only 30 minutes and a little $! I pride myself on finding foods and recipes that fit that bill! Who doesn't love dessert?! However, a close 2nd is dinner. I once burned up a pan and spatula when I was pregnant and left them "heating" on the stove with olive oil while I "quickly" went to talk to a friend which ended up being 15 minutes rather than 3-5 minutes. I started back to the house when I heard a faint "BEEP" sound only to open my sliding glass door and find thick black smoke rolling from the kitchen and flames licking the bottom of the cupboards just above the stove. In my pregnant stupor I couldn't think of what to do. Thankfully my valiant husband came bounding in and put the fire out. That nasty burnt plastic smell stayed in my home for weeks after.