Allrecipes has made me a cooking Diva!! I use a recipe from this site almost every day. I became an independent consultant for Pampered Chef last October and have not only been enjoying sharing the products with others, but I LOVE how much easier my cooking life has become!! It's amazing what can be done with the right tools :o) Lately, I've really enjoyed trying new soup recipes and I love chicken recipes--especially stir-fry. I enjoy making quick and easy desserts that don't include a rolling pin or fancy ingredients. Basically, I am a sucker for the "semi"-homemade recipes that keep my life simple. I do enjoy spending extra time on the weekends to make a fancy dinner for friends and family. All-day spaghetti. My husband had never had spaghetti sauce with pepperoni in it before, and swears that my sauce is the best he's ever had. I also love cooking with my mom, my mother-in-law and my brother-in-law's domestic partner. Having a big enough kitchen for all of us only happens on the holidays, but we have a great time giving each other a hard time while sharing family tips and "secrets." Cooking family holiday dinners has sort of passed on to me, so I am very grateful for allrecipes.com; all of you are making me look good!! Finally figuring out how to get rice to come out the same way every time. That one took me quite a few years, for some reason!?! Discovering the use of a slow cooker for roasts was a huge triumph for me, before that, ugh! dry, dry, dry! Holy cow! The first time I made a turkey dinner by myself (about 20 years ago). The turkey DID NOT cook the way all of the recipe books and family directions said it would. I managed to have every single side-dish ready at the same time, but we had to wait almost another whole hour for the turkey...we ate the side dishes while waiting :-)