everyone in my family cooks. we always had a homecooked meal from mom and weekend breakfasts from dad. and the best was grandpa's sunday dinners after church! now, my younger brother is a professional pastry chef and i'm on my own with my man who fix up a mean dinner as well! i love pasta and homemade sauce. and comfort foods, anything creamy and not good for me at all! i love desserts and baking but i rarely have the time anymore :( jeez-o-man, my family has a huge spread on the holidays. you'd think we were feeding the entire neighborhood. inevitably i gain a few chrismas pounds. but it's SO worth it to eat my mom's christmas cookies! we always have the old favorites but everyone tries to spice it up a bit with a new recipe every now and then. and holy cow, my brother makes the best cheesecake in the whole world. i cannot believe he's still single! i've got my sweet tea to the right recipe! that makes me happy. also, i don't have to look at the recipe anymore when i make pasta. hahahaha. but i make the best cookies! when i was 19 i made a chicken pot pie with two crusts! that was a disaster! the top crust fell into the mixture that was way too soupy. my friend scott will never let me live that dish down!