I love cooking for my husband and our friends. I one day aspire to go to culinary school just to feed my family and friends. Being diabetic, I am working on converting all of my favorite recipes to more low-carb versions. Just about anything that is bad for you. (And healthy things too!) My family didn't cook very much growing up. In my teen years my grandmother taught me the values of being a budget gourmet. I learned to shop clearance sections and scoop up bargain prices on meats a little past their prime. My Superbowl parties are always legendary. I always have enough homemade junk food to feed a small army! One year I made spicy flour-dipped wings for the Superbowl. All of my guests started complaining about their eyes burning and I wasn't sure what had happened. It suddenly hit me that the bowl of spiced flour sitting in the kitchen was a little too strong. After covering the bowl, opening up all of our windows and running fans we managed to get it under control. Wings came out great, though!