I always dreamed of cooking and baking. I spent hours on end watching my mother make dinner every night. I watched Great Chefs from Around the World and Julia Child as a little kid. So why did I not go to culinary school? I listen to my parents! My mother said she wouldn't pay for me to go to culinary school. So I went to a top business school for 4 years and got a degree I dont use. I now am a work at home mom to 3 boys (5/18/04, 5/22/06 & 01/08). I own my own business that does custom invitations, announcements, favors, webpages and more. So yes, I got parties covered, from the invitations to favors to all the food, the parties I throw are one of a kind! I am known for my baking and have baked for some celebrities when they would come to the Hamptons. I hope to focus a little bit more on my cooking/baking and hope to be able to bring that aspect more into my business front. It's wonderful to be able to be passionate about your work :) I am more of a baker but I love to do anything in the kitchen. I guess in general I love Italian foods to cook mainly because my husband adores them (eggplant parm, chicken cutlets, homemade sauce...). My sauce is probably one of my favorites (non baking) things I make. It's simple ingredients paired with a slow cooking, give it an amazing taste and make the house smell great for days! I make tons at once and freeze it so we always have 'fresh' sauce on hand. I admit, I eat a bunch of my sauce while it is cooking just as is. It to me is perfection - showcasing all th ingredients perfectly. Every Christmas my mom and both my brothers and myself would help make cookies. Now we're all split up around the country but I still make sure to make the same recipe sugar cookie (in red & green) just like mom made my whole life. I can't picture Christmas without it! I dont follow recipes well. Its more of a feeling in my bones. So when people rave over my cookies like my Extra Crunchy Oatmeal Raisin, or my Whoopie Pies, or Ginger Snaps, it means a lot to me. One of my proud moments was being asked to make Irish Soda Bread for the company feed at the firehouse. I gladly accepted and made 8 loaves of bread. When my husband came home he said that Mrs. O'Brien wanted MY recipe! When an Irish person asks You for YOUR recipe for Irish Soda bread (and I'm not Irish), you tend to feel good about your baking skills. :) While making many kinds of cookies at once, I accidentally added salt in place of the sugar! I always taste as i go along so luckily I realized only after the butter and salt was creamed together - I will never forget that taste.. expecting sweet and getting that! Bleck!