Wife, Soldier and mother of one. I absolutely love to cook. I like to try new and different recipes. And I absolutely "glow" when my family raves about my cooking. Desserts......cakes, cookies, brownies and muffins. The kids in my son's kindergarten class tell him "your mommy is the best baker ever". Family tradition: I do all the cooking for all holiday gatherings. It's a lot a work, but I love to "host" all of our major gatherings. Made an Oreo cheesecake from scratch. Everyone loved it. It turned out beautiful. I decorated it with real whipped cream. Looked just like the photo in a women's magazine. First time I made a pound cake, it turned out horrible. It was way too "heavy" and dense. It seemed to be undercooked and over cooked at the same time. Horrible! After numerous attempts, I'm happy to say my pound cakes are now a "requested" item.