Several years ago I decided that I would get more involved in cooking, because I love to eat. I'm trying to go back to my Grandmother's ways...homemade, homemade, homemade. I now have my own garden and can & freeze as much as I can. Being a small-business owner has allowed me so much freedom to be more adventurous in the kitchen. I LOVE to research how to make things and actually do it. I will never be a top-notch chef, but I think even my Mom is jealous sometimes! (Hahaha, don't let her fool you, she's my guinea pig and she loves it.)