Ever since I was a kid,I enjoyed cooking. I started cooking family dinners in middle school and never stopped. Lucky for me, my husband loves to eat, and isn't very picky, so I can have alot of fun! I enjoy cooking almost anything, but I definately have some preferences. I love making anything italian, and I look for main dish recipes with homemade sauces, reductions and such. The easier it is, the better, but I will take more time if it is for a special meal. For holidays, my family always makes all of my Italian favorites, potato croquettes, rice balls, canneloni and almond tarts and other pastries for dessert. I get rave reviews whenever I make my pork tenderloin medallions with dijon tarragon sauce, and my chinese char sui is also very popular. I'm not as great at baking, but I decided to make a traditional Sicilian Cassata cake for my mother's birthday, and she loved it! She said it was just like the way they made them when she was a kid. I tried to get very creative one day and make potato crusted red snapper served over a fava bean cream and asparagus. When I was done, it looked nothing like it was supposed to. I had used every pot/pan I owned, the kitchen was a mess, and the potatoes never did stick to the snapper and ended up being somewhat like potato chips! Everything tasted OK, but it was very dissapointing after all of the time I had spent!!