I'm 16 years old and am attending Stuyvesant HS. I luv 2 cook, and i luv food! I lost 35 pounds a while ago, and i enjoy cooking healthy, but making it taste, well, kinda unhealthy, i guess. When i make fatty foods they generally are distributed to my friends at school, so they can get fat =)I am white and a recent convert to Islam from reform Judaism. I LOVE indian food...u might call it an obsession, really. My goal is to own my own bakery or cafe (NOT to be a chef or work in a restaurant), but i want to major in food science or nutrition (or both) in college. Cooking for me is really a relaxation process. To tell the truth, im in love with the kitchen, and i always will be. =) I like to cook things with rich sauces that don't really have a lot of fat in them, even tho u could never tell. I also love baking bread. Fudge and other sweets are a big hit with my friends, and i rly enjoy making candies. Food that involves intense labor really relaxes me, lol. I like arranging whole meals so that the main dish has some side dishes, etc, that compliment it. The memory of latkes every chanuka is vivid in my mind, and it's one of my favorite foods. One of my proudest moments was making Challah for Rosh Hashanah, and it really tasted authentic! It was my first time! My friends also love my fudge, which i put interchanging middle layers into, like caramel and white fudge-like stuff, and nougat, etc. I generally choose recipes well, so my food usually comes out good. The recipes that i've invented are something i'm proud of too- chicken coated in middle eastern spices with sweet squash, both cooked until they become one, and chicken coated in a spice mix i bought in Granada, Spain, cooked with onions until absolutely irresistable. Im proud that i can actually think up my own things instead of having to depend on other people =) I made a chocolate drink in the blender, and substituted yogurt for half the milk in the recipe. i nearly threw up from the nastiness of it....