I'm a college student who practices cooking whenever I get the chance. I'm constantly reading cooking magazines (Cooking Light is my favorite!) and any cookbook I can get my hands on. Of course, the best things I've learned from cooking have been from my mom, who got her wisdom from her grandmother. Long line of cooks in my family! Anything that I can bake I looove!! And any new pasta recipes, I'm there. My great-grandmother's homemade fudge recipe that my mom and I make every Christmas, along with our Christmas cookie tradition. Some of my favorite recipes of my mom's that I'll carry on - her lasagna, her chicken pasta, and her famous spaghetti sauce! The best thing I've made to date was probably my pumpkin bread I made for Thanksgiving a year ago. So delicious!! Got it from a Blue Ribbon recipe book and it's fantastic! I didn't have a bowl big enough to mix the ingredients in, so I used a giant stewpot! I was apprehensive, but it turned out delicious!! I can't wait to make it again this year! No big tragedies yet! But I'm still young and learning.