After I married the love of my life, Jon, and moved to Michigan, I found him the perfect guinea pig to try new recipes out on (He's a very handsome guinea pig, I might add). I also am part of a prayergroup that loves potlucks - another slew of taste-testers! I love experimenting with stir-frys and am trying to get outside the box of Italian food. I love cooking with chocolate and finding all kinds of ways to sneak it in...pretty much anything! Every Easter, my mom would bake these melt-in-your-mouth sweet rolls for brunch. I've begun making them for brithdays and special occasions. I'm also in the process of sending cookie care packages to my nine siblings in New Jersey ~ the perfect way to tell them I miss and love them! I have yet to enjoy the ultimate triumph. For now, having my loved ones savoring my cooking is enough. In junior high, I was making chocolate chip cookies for my best friend's birthday. I got distracted and only put in about 1 cup of flour instead of oh, 4 cups! And I used flat cookies sheets. "My cup overflowth" sums it up. Needless to say, my mom gave me the lovely job of cleaning out the oven.