I am married. Between my husband and myself, we have 8 kids and 14 grandkids. We are currently in the process of moving back to Illinois to be closer to family and friends. I just love to cook Italian and I love to make desserts of all kinds. I had my own small catering business until recently. We just love to eat. In the Italian culture, food is very important. My youngest daughter is really into cooking also. I have won many awards and had many recipes published. I have created 3 cookbooks for different churches where I had to fill the book with many of my own recipes. I have many friends who will come to me with their cooking questions. I don't think I've had any real tragedies except maybe a cake falling or something like that.