I love cooking. My husband and I look forward to the weekends when we can try out new things and have the time to do things right. We're constantly challenging ourselves with new foods, flavors, and methods. And cooking vegetarian has really opened my eyes to exploring great new cooking landscapes. My greatest triumphs are trying things that seem hard and succeeding. Making home-made potato gnocchi was a big triumph -- getting the dough just the right consistency and rolling the pasta using a fork to get the traditional shape. Tamales were a triumph, too.