Wow, what can I say...there is so much that makes me, Me. There's my family of which makes me a Cuban-American by blood, by heart and by nature. There's my love for food and cooking which makes for a lot of fun Holidays and memorable meals! There's my children, Ariela and Daniel, who make me the best person I can be and most certainly the happiest person on earth. All that I am and all that I aspire to be are always supported and driven stronger by my wonderful husband, Rick. I love to cook what I love to eat which are greatly influenced by my heritage as well such as Cuban food, Mexican food, Chinese food, country comfort foods, Italian food, Greek and of course many if not all baked foods such as sweets and breads. I love using my Cuban background to cook traditional foods such as arroz con pollo, chicken croquets, flan, etc but what I enjoy doing most is using key Cuban ingredients to make a spin on an old tradition or to liven up a not-so-lively dish. I have personally won over many of hearts with my Thanksgiving turkey. I believe it is a fools proof dish to a great Thanksgiving turkey! Triumphs...hmmm...I've had many personal triumphs such as getting my kids to eat foods typically their age would not touch and then rave of how great it tastes. Others would be hosting a family holiday dinner with my new in-laws and everyone going nuts over my food. A biggy for me is when my husband has potlucks at work and everyone asks for the recipe of my dish! Always when it burns or dries out or gets cold too soon! I hate messing up meals and when it happens I literally get depressed till I can make it up on the next meal. UGH!