I'm one of six children, fifth in line. My mother was Irish/Scottish, my father is Persian and Hawiian. I grew up in Ohio with a great childhood and starting cooking at a young age. My Mother had six children and a middle class income so feeding four boys and two girls couldn't always be easy. I remember the holiday meals were the greatest, the day to day meals were always good but not always healthy. Middle eastern, stir-fry, latin/spanish and mostly foods that are NOT american based. I like to try new things and I've had my share of middle america foods. Winter time baking... I still bake A LOT of treats for family and my friends. Every winter during the holidays I start baking my traditional cookie,and treats trays. I have a large family and many friends who look forward to my baking. It's wonderful to see them all enjoy my baking and it's cheaper then buying gifts from a retail store.