I always enjoyed cooking and baking and have been doing so since I was about 8 years old. I usually am the main cook behind all our family gatherings. Quick meals are usually my day to day preference with 2 young girls. Unfortunately my time spent in the kitchen needs to be limited. I usually stick with quick and easy kid friendly meals. My goal is to tweak recipes to keep them healthy and lower and fat. The exception would be celebrations and Holidays when there are no rules and the richer the better! I grew up in a meat and potato household but by far my cooking preference is Italian - it simply is the tastiest.