@Julie - Goddess olo
My grandfather was a chef. My mom was a country girl from Bakersfield, CA. I grew up loving to cook. My cooking reflects that. My cooking also reflects that whole I have a full-time job and a family, but love to eat home made foods. I have developed lots of recipes that can be done in the kitchen in about 30-45 minutes, some of that being 'let it simmer' time. I regularly pick an area of cooking that I have never tried and work on that for a time. I have done that with yeast breads, pie crusts, etc. My next job to tackle is preserving.