I love to bake breads, muffins and pastries. I enjoy cooking for others and seeing the pleasure on their faces at first bite. Italian foods and healthy cooking is my passion. More healthy than italian anymore! Turkey for thanksgiving with a special fruit salad made every year. Ham for Christmas with that special fruit salad again... but all the other fixings will be healthy and low in sugar. Most of all, tradition in our home has always been.. Make it and bake it with LOVE! I always consider it a triumph when the serving dishes are empty and the dishes don't need to be rinsed before washing them... that and the smiles on everyone's faces! My first Thanksgiving dinner... ended up be a progressive dinner! It was not my shining moment!