Medical student who needs to relax with a good meal now and again... Moroccan cous cous; "faux" Thai food with brown rice; roasted meats; easy tapas-style snacks I'm good at tasting things in restaurants and re-creating them at home. In Central America I had chicken covered in a dense, sweet almond puree. Tried it at home and it turned out even better. While visiting a relative in Italy, I bought some beautiful cuts of pork but had no idea how to cook them. Threw them in a pan with olive oil +salt/pepper but the steaks curled up into chewy little balls on the high heat! Also recently tried to put Pad Thai sauce on soba noodles... tasted like dirty socks.