I live in southern VA with my husband. We both have lots of hobbies and are trying to eat better and healthier as we head towards middle age (eek!). I love making comfort foods, like soups and casseroles, but I try to slim them down a little bit. I also love to bake cookies and quick breads. I loved baking sugar cookies for Halloween and Christmas as a child. We used Charlie Brown cookie cutters and the recipe from my mom's Betty Crocker cookbook. The first time I made shrimp scampi, it tasted better than anything I've ever eaten at a seafood restaurant. I was very impressed with myself. I threw an angel food cake out the window of my parents' kitchen as a teenager. It turned out so horribly, and I was so irritated, I didn't want anyone to see it.