I graduated with a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences and I have always loved cooking and baking! I never experimented much in the kitchen because I'm a pretty picky eater... But ever since I got engaged I've been trying all sorts of things so my fiance won't starve! Honestly... oats! I love oatmeal, oat bran, oat pancakes, and everything you can make with oats! I love mixing new ingredients into it. I also love substituting ingredients in recipes to make them healthier. Bread is my favorite thing to bake and eat... I make all different kinds that are low-fat, sugar-free, and whole grain. My Dark Chocolate Chip Banana, Applesauce Pumpkin, and Banana Rhubarb Breads are definitely my favorites! My mom has always been an AMAZING cook! She can make everything well and has always enjoyed cooking big family meals and entertaining friends. Her Christmas cookies are definitely the best tradition. She makes hundreds of cookies and tries some new recipes every year. There is always at least one new cookie to taste! Actually getting my mom to make some of her recipes with healthier ingredients was a triumph. I always play around with ingredients to improve the nutritional quality and have been trying to convince her to do the same. The more she tries my recipes, the more she realizes that food can be healthier without sacrificing taste! I also made up a recipe for vegan pumpkin muffins and had my family try them. My dad and my fiance actually liked them! That was definitely another triumph for me... Definitely my one and only attempt at black bean brownies... they were really gross...