I'm a full time mother, student and leader. I LOVE cooking, mainly because I'm an "instant results" type-girl. Cooking has always been a thing of tradition and memories; I love creating those feelings every day. I love cooking with foods that I'm not familiar with or would have never thought to cook with, especially strange veggies that turn out to be spectacular! I also enjoy cooking ethnic meals; the first time I created Red Beans and Rice like my daughter's Puerto Rican grandmother used to make, I was hooked! My mom's seafood salad in the summer, corned beef and cabbage on St. Patty's day, Chili on rainy Sundays and the smell of cookies in the oven. I am triumphant every time my boyfriend takes a bite of my cooking and says, "Babe, this is amazing!" I aim to please! I'm not very creative when I cook and in fact, I'm "By-the-book Betty" when it comes to cooking. If I don't have a recipe to follow and point me in the right direction, my creation is usually a failure. My boyfriend wonders why I don't just "throw things together." It's not as easy as it sounds! =)