I guess I need to update my profile. I just recently got married to my loving boyfriend of over 8 years in october 09. I guess even tho we've been together for so long, we are now considered newly weds! We just bought our first home, out in the country, and are loving it! Ive lived in Indiana my entire life. I love living out in the country and I like to do anything fun like going to parks, camping, fishing, four wheeling, etc. And of course I love to cook! Im a HUGE animal lover and we have 2 cats and 1 dog. They are our kids for now! I have been coming to allrecipes for a few years now and just love all the different recipes. I can say from everything that Ive made from here, Ive got a pretty extensive library of favorite foods now! Almost every other day Im looking in my cookbooks and on the internet for new ideas to make that week. Thanks to everyone for all your great recipes you've posted! I like to cook almost anything except Im not a big fan of baking. I would have to say I love making new pasta and chicken dishes. Im also a fanatic over buffalo wings! So I love new chicken wing recipes. I dont know if I have any traditions. But I do know that my mother is a great cook and she is the one that taught me. I remember when I was really little and I would always make tuna salad. The good kind with all the extra ingredients in it like relish, mayo, mustard, eggs, onion, and celery. I would say I was about 5 or 6 years old then. If it turned out to be good then thats a triumph for me! I havent had any tragedies lately that I can think of. The one thing I can think of is a few years ago when I went on a kick to try to make breads and pizza doughs. None of them turned out good at all. They was rubbery or didnt rise or something.