I'm married to a wonderful man with the benifit of the best step-son anyone could ask for! I love to cook for them because two men really know how to appreciate food :) Plus I get to try out new recipes. That's the other great (or not so great) thing about men, they'll be honest about it. I love Italian! I couldn't live without pasta. I do like to keep healthy though so thank God for wheat pasta! My mom's side used to do an annual tradition of making potato pancakes. Also, my mom makes the best Italian beef! Hands down! I'd like to say that pretty much all the dishes that I make turn out well in the taste area... because I follow directions. It did take a bit to learn how to add flour to sauces correctly so there were no gross lumps. I haven't had any tragedies yet since following recipes how they are listed. I did once try to make a marinara sauce thinking I could do it with no knowledge of how to make it. Although I added spices to the sauce, it still tasted like straight tomato paste. Now I follow a great recipe and haven't had that problem since!