I am a Kindergarten teacher and do a great deal of cooking in school with my students. I most enjoy cooking for my family and friends though. I am also a SERIOUS connoisseur of wine. I am ever in search of new wine pairings. My absolute favorite-go with anything-take it to a party wine is MOSCATO D'ASTI. Find it, buy it, chill, drink...and prepare to fall in love. It is light, grapey, mildly sweet and with a gentle bubble. My husband and I have joked we want to get married all over again just so we can serve this to all our guests! I love baking. I recently discovered the joy of the COOKIE PRESS. I can't remember when I had so much fun. I make these perfectly light, fluffy lemon spritz cookies. The lemon zest is so refreshing! Plus every cookie comes out P.E.R.F.E.C.T. with the press. There's no going back now! There is a picture of me, at 3 years old, standing on a stool, elbow deep in flour, crisco and buttermilk, making homemade biscuits at my grandma's for dinner. I can't remember a time when I wasn't cooking. My mom said as a toddler she'd put me up on the counter, throw all the ingredients in the bowl, then let me stir, stir, stir. She said I was just as happy as could be. Practically all my baked goods come out flawless, including fussy crack-prone cheesecakes. However, I am most proud of my "sense" of flavors and seasoning. (My husband and his father also have this "seasoning gift.") My soups and meats have the most beautiful, balanced, savory essences. I am most proud of that. I once [attempted] to make a pound cake. After baking in the oven I took it out to see it had not set up properly. I went back through and checked the ingredients I'd used to realize a container in the fridge (I was at another person's house) I would have bet my life was flour turned out to be confectioner's sugar! Hugest, most "caramelized" flop EVER! :o)~