I'm a librarian in a small-medium size library in Central New York. I love to read and I do a lot of hiking with my basset, Lucy. I enjoy cooking Italian dishes first and foremost, but I also like to make crock pot meals. The ingredients I cook with the most are chicken, fresh parmesan, and prosciutto. We don't really have cooking traditions in my family, so I've taken up the gauntlet and make two new recipes a week. I love to cook for people who are doubters, and convince them that yes, they can in fact (recent example) eat spinach if cooked the right way. Or pesto is a lot better than it looks. My first peanut sauce. It was pretty bland.