I'm a fairly-newly-wed midwestern working girl who squeezes in cooking whenever I can. My husband is Mexican and excellent at cooking Mexican dishes for us. We diverge in interests when it comes to meat because I don't eat meat and he can't get enough. Therefore, I'm always on the lookout for recipes that will manage to entice both of us so that we're not always cooking separately! I love cooking a big batch of soup to share with a group of friends on a cold autumn or winter evening. My mom is notorious for the oodles of Christmas cookies and candies she bakes each year, and it is a tradition for my sisters and I to go home and help out, and taste the samples!