I'm a Quality Manager for a health and beauty care company, a wife to a commercial airline pilot, and mother to two wonderful daughters. Providing my family with healthy, satisfying meals is extremely important to me. Luckily my entire family is open to trying new foods - which we do often! I enjoy making components of each meal from scratch - noodles, breads, refried beans, seasoning mixes, etc. I also love to bake. Christmas is a big cooking time for my family: scotch toffee and seasonal-shaped pizzas, and a big Christmas morning breakfast are a must. I created a chinese feast for New Year's Eve in 2009 that rivaled any local buffet! The menu included egg drop soup, crab rangoons, pork egg rolls, sweet and sour sauce, and general tso's chicken. There was an incident years ago with mushed up cauliflower posing as mashed potatoes that my husband still razzes me about...