I'm a fairly energetic mom of 1 and a half (still pregnant as of mar 23, 2006) and I absolutely LOVE to find my way around a kitchen. I hate cleaning up, however! :) I'm a dessert junkie, and unfortunately, so is my family who tend to be my "guinea pigs" when it comes to that and Italian food. Sitting with my grandmother and listening to her tell stories, in her kitchen as she cooked. seriously! I learned a LOT from her, before becoming a wife and mother. marrying my husband who is a professional chef, and makes me strive to be better than I think I can be. :) That, and the day I made my thanksgiving turkey better than my grandmother's! the summer of 97, but hey, at least I didn't set my kitchen on fire by microwaving soup! (my sister did that one! we laughed for years over it)