I'm a young cook that has learned from my mom-one day I hope to be as great. Moved to the US when I was little and take a little from everywhere I go. I love to try new things and get bored making the same thing over and over. I personally don't eat meat but I like to know how to cook it for others. Currently trying my hand at baking. I love Italian (yum!!!!), desserts-they're fun to make even though I don't have much of a sweet tooth and anything veggie but not granola-y. The pasta must be perfect, my pet peeve is soggy pasta drenched in sauce (yuck!). BEAUTIFUL King Cake (see pic) that I made this past Mardi Gras ('06) and was also the first time that I was cooking for about 20 people. It was the first time that I made a pastry or bread and it came out perfectly-thank goodness, there would be no time to make a new one! It was almost too pretty to eat. Nothing too bad yet...which makes me worry because I know it's coming, everyone has to have one.