I LOVE FOOD & I love to cook! I am a married mother of one preschool age son and I work full time outside the home. I love to try new recipes! My husband is not so big on this and wishes I wasn't always throwing new ones into the mix every week. My Mom once told me that when she would try new recipes my Dad would say "you have to try new recipes to know you liked the old ones best." This has become my husband's way of telling me when he's not so fond of a new dish. I'm a better cook than baker according to my husband, I think he is right on with that statement from time to time... I'm a busy body always getting things done around the house & sometimes forget I have something in the oven if I don't set a timer! Mexican, pasta dishes, chicken...Basically anything that sounds good to me & doesn't sound TOO drawn out/long/complicated. I seem to make more chicken dishes than anything & I'm not sure why that is & I love seasonings! I have really become one to use seasonings where as I didn't so much when I started cooking so many years ago! I grew up with a Grandmother & Great Aunt that were great cooks! My mother cooked more in my younger days, but as we got older she was working full time & not home as much. My Dad loved to cook too, but I was never a big fan of my Dad's cooking. It wasn't until he was gone that I finally decided to try chili! I was a VERY picky eater growing up. I've always loved the kitchen & being that my Dad managed grocery stores when I was a kid, I love grocery shopping! I made my very first Thanksgiving dinner when I was 21 for my boyfriend & his family. Also, I did it all by myself in the kitchen of our one bedroom apartment! Husband's birthday cake when I was 9 months pregnant! I had the oven set like 100 degrees too hot & so the cake was a total disaster! Also the runza's that I made & absolutely hated! They took me all day & we had all left over b/c I didn't like them! I can't tell you how many loaves of bread I had from this mess too, it was pretty bad. I will never live either of those two down! Gotta be able to laugh at yourself though & don't take it too seriously!