I currently live on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW, Australia and work as an Assistant Editor. I come from a family of amazing cooks, my parents actually ran restaurants while i was growing up, which fueled my love of cooking and prompted me to become a qualified Chef, but due to a back injury i no longer work in the industry. However, the dinner parties and especially cakes are always a treat. Cakes and deserts, i love to watch people's faces when they taste something so mouthwatering for the first time that literally takes their breathe away - for me that makes it all worthwhile. Dinner parties are always great as well, sitting down with the family - we'll cook anything from roasts with all the trimmings to an asian stirfry to Seafood and salad, living in Australia we have such an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables it's almost a sin not to make the most of it. Every Sunday we have a cooked breakfast/ brunch which brings us all together once a week to catch up, which usually last well after lunch. There are all sorts of traditions with a big family and ways of keeping everyone in touch... my favourite is Christmas, we spend two to three days preparing food - it's a lot of work, but Christmas is worth it. Nothing really comes to mind, i've been cooking since i remember, so i'm sure there has been many... My famous fudge cake might be one - i made it once at Easter and had 10 orders for more. =)) I don't really think there has been any major tragedies - other than when i was younger, i actually thought the topping for a crumble was made with breadcrumbs because of the texture and proceed to top a pan full of prepared apples and rhubarb with breadcrumbs... suffice to say, that wasn't too good... a good laugh though.