I like to cook. But, just as I enjoy planning a vacation almost as much as the actual trip, browsing for new recipes is half the fun of cooking. I suppose I love to bake the best...muffins, cookies and cakes. I took a series of Wilton cake decorating classes in the past which I have put to good use over the years, making special cakes for my family. I also love one pot meals, especially soup which I think is the ultimate comfort food I grew up watching my Sicilian grandmother make many time consuming delicasies that could only be described as labors of love. Some of these my family and I are able to approximate today, but there are others such as the cookie she learned to make in her native town of Ragusa that require such elaborate measures that we admit defeat! I can generally scan a recipe and decide whether it's going to be a winner - literally. I've won several awards in the past for recipes submitted to local newspapers' cooking contests. There have been many (mostly minor) and there will be more! 'Nuf said!