The longer I have been in the kitchen the more I believe less is more. I have always loved to cook, but it wasn't until the last 10 years or so that I became serious about wanting to be a great cook.
I love to travel, and enjoy both eating and cooking international cuisine. I always say "even if it doesn't look good try it anyway, you might like it".
My favorite things to cook
Mostly I love to bake bread.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Baking would probably top my list of traditions.
My cooking triumphs
I have quickly discovered the best way to become a great baker is to have massive amounts of patience and that practice really does make perfect.
My cooking tragedies
Probably going through about 50-100 pounds of flour before figuring out the secrets of making a perfect loaf. Lucky for me flour is relatively cheap.