I love cooking and learning new things about the art! I am also a dancer and choreographer. I love to sing, and draw. I love the arts altogether I guess! My husband is also a musician and teacher. I await the challenge of kids to stretch me in my knowledge and capacity to feed... and feed WELL... with a low budget. We're pretty much full time volunteers. Pastas (any Italian), chille rellenos, enchiladas (lots of mexican), casseroles, pizza, cookies and cakes... chille rellenos! A classic recipe passed down from my Mexican side of the family. I always enjoy sitting and watching them being made... from the peeling of the peppers, to the slicing and stuffing, to the whipping of the egg whites and gradually dipping the stuffed peppers in hearing them grill in the oil... the process to me is so rich and enjoyable. the smell while it's being made is so amazing it leaves you unbearably waiting for the first bite! Learning to cook from scratch. It was an intimidating idea at first, but I got the hang of it wen I went to New Zealand on my honeymoon. My friend Jenny really challenged me because she lives on a farmland where she yields all her food for the most part from the land and makes most things from scratch from ice creams and yogurts to dips and salsa's, to the dinner entrees she grew and killed the week prior! I'm constantly thinking what I could be making from scratch and growing fresh rather than buying in a can or in the frozen foods isle.