I'm a food junkie who uses cooking as a way to relax after a hard day, explore the world, and feed my addiction, all at the same time. My best vacations, fondest memories, and life's passions all tie in to food somehow. I'm 29 years old, engaged to a fantastic man, no kids, 2 jobs, and 3 pets. When I'm not cooking, I'm reading about food, watching others cook on tv, and planning vacations based around the whims of my stomach, since it's never steered me wrong! Travel is the other big passion in my life, and one that I indulge as often as possible. I love anything with a lot of prep work involved (when I have the time, that is!) My favorite parts of cooking are the parts that people take extra steps to avoid - the chopping, peeling, dicing, mincing, etc. I'm never happier than when I have a knife in my hand. My fiance's mom makes this traditional Danish Christmas soup every year, and getting to eat that on Christmas day is something I look forward to every year. She's promised to teach me how to make it one of these years! I make the world's best cheesecake. I'll never share that recipe with anyone - it's been handed down in my family for a few generations and no one makes it as well as I do. I tend to get a little seasoning-happy from time to time, and if something doesn't taste right, I'll keep "fixing" it until it's just plain ruined. Thankfully, I'm learning to quit while I'm ahead, and haven't really ruined anything like this in quite a while.