About me
I am a 35 year old mother of 2 boys ages 7 and 9 and 2 cats ages 12 and 13. I've been married to my husband Calvin since 1996 and he is Active Duty Navy. I've had a rough couple of years fighting Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia and am now temporarily disabled until done with treatment. My degree is in Business Administration and I've worked in the Health Care Industry since 1994. On a personal note about the cancer: It taught me some great life lesson. I found the strength that I didn’t even realize I had because I believe that God gives you strength beyond what is normal. I don’t pray that I get cured or anything. I pray for the strength to endure, to use my experience to help others to endure, and also to learn from this experience. I have learned to be kinder, to be forgiving and not hold grudges to not sweat the small stuff. I have more patience. I love deeper and I no longer take anything for granted. I have inner peace. These lessons were taught to me by cancer and I wouldn’t trade these lessons for anything. I love to cook. I'm better than intermediate, but I don't know if I would be considered expert. There are techniques that I'm unfamiliar with, but usually practicing a few times I get it down pat. Due to illness and time constraints I mostly cook quick and easy recipes now. On weekends if I'm feeling okay I'll cook a gourmet meal, but with two picky young sons that is occurring less often. I also love to go eat at restaurants and try all kinds of different cuisines. I lived in Italy for 3 years and developed a love for Italian food. I learned you never break the spaghetti, never put parmesan on a fish dish, and don't over sauce your pasta. I love to travel, read, and play WoW. All the recipes that I list I have actually made or have eaten it before. With that being said... I tend to take measurements as suggestions and usually change things up each time I make a dish depending on my craving. If I'm in a garlic mood I might double the garlic. This is why I can't bake very well. Apparently, sometimes in baking you actually need to use exact measurements when making dough etc. hehe _____________________________________________________________________ Well it is time to do it! I have to lose weight. So starting today I am now on the Sugar Buster's diet which means I'm going to be making some major changes in how I cook. Thankfully, many recipes can just be altered. I also need to start exercising regularly so I'm going to start that tonight too. I started a Sugar Buster's Group and please feel free to join. All are welcome. I'll be going through some of my favorite recipes in here and seeing if they can be altered easily and I'll make an alternation note and include them in the new group. I hope no one minds.