I'm 24 years old. I go to school full time and have 2 jobs. I love languages. I am fluent in both English and Spanish and am in the process of learning Italian. When I'm not busy with school and work you can find me running, on the soccer field, or in the kitchen. I have been cooking since I was 5. My mom and my grandma both love to cook and I have inherited their passion. I am so thankful that they taught me to cook and bake! I love to make just about anything. Cheesecakes, jam, bread, brownies, salads, whatever happens to sound good at the moment. I love to can and have been doing it for years. I think my favorite recipes are white chocolate cheesecake, stew, citrus salad and chocolate chip scones. I also LOVE to use my crock pot. Every Thursday my dad, sister and I pic a new recipe to try out. It's always an adventure and it's a lot of fun cooking with the people you love! I also love Christmas with my mom's family. Every year we pick a different type of food. One year it was Mexican, next it was Asian cusine, Italian, various fondues, etc. Each year is something new! This would probably have to be my cheesecakes. Everyone loves them! The last time I canned jam was also great! My mom and I put up 60 something jars of jam in a day. My brother, sister and I also entered our chili and cornbread in a competition and we placed first for one and second in the other. These always seem to happen when I cook with my brother. Once we were making fudge and I had him add the salt. I guess he was too little because he thought 1 tsp. was 1 cup. He poured an entire cup into the pot! Needless to say the fudge was ruined. Another time I was cooking with my brother and we both thought the other person had put in the baking soda. Turns out neither one of us had and our loaves didn't rise.