I am a sometimes raw foodist, but I love cooking for my boyfriend! I take the weekends off and enjoy cooked food, Then during the week, I eat raw vegan food for health reasons! I grew up baking and cooking for my family and I just find it so relaxing. I live in Chicago, where we have some amazing restaurants. I love trying to recreate great cuisine at home...but I;m also a lover of simplicity! Raw foods: Nut pate's...nut puip-based "bakery delights" (You would never know they're just dehydrated..not baked) raw Italian food (Guilt free zuchinni pasta, etc)h My mother was the Cherry Pie Queen of Michigan in her youth, (how cute!) and she taught me how to bake as soon as I could hold a wooden spoon. Cookies, cakes, pies, tarts, anything you let me near. I especially love incorporating seasonal produce. I lean to organic, whole foods in my weekly cooking. The more intricate stuff is really more for creative satisfaction. Pies, incorporating veggies, orchard fruits. wild berries, etc into our food, picked fresh in the back yard! I am a natural foods whiz. I can change any recipe into something more healthy. I make a mean mean chocolate pecan pie bar, and insanely satisfying vegan dishes. My pie crusts taste great...but I am out of practice so rolling them out can sometimes be a chore. Plus I bake late-night...so I get a little punchy with the pastry when I'm baking at 1am!