Single mom with a 15 year old and 18 year old. My oldest wants to be a chef and is my greatest critic. Same thing every night.. "what's for dinner? Is it going to taste good?" It usually does. I wish I had more time to spend in the kitchen, I love experimenting and most things I make I have no recipe for. We're trying to eat "clean" now (much to the kids dismay) so we're trying all sorts of new veggies and new ways to prepare things. So far, so good. Have a small vegetable and herb garden planted and I enjoy using things I've grown. Going to do the CSA farm thing next year and get in on the local veggies and fruits. I've also just started pretending I'm a food critic and blogging on local restaurants... but it's really just an excuse to eat. http://party-of-one.blogspot.com/ Chicken marsala with zucchini, eggplant and mozzerella, fettucini alfredo, shrimp scampi, and anything Central American. My kids LOVE my beef stroganoff and my friends would come over for enchiladas every day if I'd let them. I love cooking things that make the entire house smell great! Mmm... chocolate chip cookies. Christmas cookies, my grandma's Texas Sheet cake and a no-name casserole that is a heart attack in corningware, but it's SOOOOOO good. Venison and Black Bean Enchiladas! They were surprisingly awesome! Also I modified a pot of chole chaat. Really good!!! Who knew I could get the kids to eat garbanzo beans? In 2004, I tried chili with tofu when I went on a healthy eating kick. It was ugly. There were casualties and I've never lived it down. Every time I serve something new, they say "there's no tofu in it, right?" And no. No tofu. Ever. Pass the meat, please.