i'm only a teenager, but i love to cook more than anything! i have a huge family, twelve kids, but only five live in the same house as me right now. i started cooking when one night a babysitter was making dinner, she watched us constantly(nearly every night,) and i couldn't help but noticing that the only thing she would ever make was spaghetti with ragu. i quickly got sick of this and got permission to use the stove. ever since, i've been searching for recipes for hours on end! if you have a recipe that you would like to share with me(i LOVE healthy recipes, actually, i won't make a recipe over 400 calories with more than 4 grams of fat) please do! i originally started out baking, but now i enjoy cooking as well! anything with sugar is appealing to me, i especially enjoy trying to find healthy twists to not so healthy dessert items! i love italian food, so i've been trying to find healthy options to traditional dishes! My family is Norwegian, and my grandma can make mean norwegian meatballs and mashed potatoes, i would love to learn how to make those! i would also like to learn how to make lefse and my other grandmother's baked beans! right now, i just love to cook, and i love that my siblings always get excited when they hear that i'll be the one making dinner that night, it really makes me feel good!