I am an artist but enjoy cooking as well. I enjoy cooking tons of food and having friends and guests over to my loft to look at my new work. I am obsessed with wine and great beer. I love proteins and starches. A veggy is a veggy as far as I'm concerned but a great Chicken Parmasen or a classic Risotto take love and tenderness. I also love to make tomato sauce. Nothing better than spending the whole day making a sauce and painting in my studio. My grandmother is Sicilian and moved to Arkansas when she was eight. So, If there aint a lot of cheese or butter in my meals, you best not even try it. Honestly, frying chicken has been the hardest thing for me to figure out. Now I have a great technique and my chicken is always crunchy and juicy. Pancakes, they can not be stirred and that irritates me so much!