I've lived a nice life, a bit boring maybe, but God gave me wonderful children. I love to make soups. My grandmother loved to bake, and her favorite was making candy. I must take after her; I also love to make candy....my problem is people tend to not want to eat candy anymore with all the health news out there. My favorite cooking tradition is to cook on Holidays. Those great big meals. My problem is that I don't have the stamina to do it anymore! My ex husband used to call me for all my recipes...I call that a triumph, don't you! Today he is a fabulous cook! When I first married, my husband loved baked beans and thought I made the best. I wouldn't know because I didn't like beans. One day he said I should make bean soup. oh ok, so I made it and gave it to him in his lunch thermos. I got a call from him after lunch. He seemed quite alarmed??!! whad I know??? I had just added my favorite ingredient for the baked beans....brown sugar..need I say more???