I'm a transplanted Northern Californian from Arizona, so I'm a fish out of water or rather a lizard out of the desert! I'm married and have 2 adorable Pugs, Noodles and Butter to keep me entertained. As you can tell, we are food oriented around here and my husband and I love to cook and are both very good cooks; we consider it our hobby. I also love movies, shopping and eating (another hobby LOL!) Just about anything with pasta, Mexican food, desserts. I love to read cookbooks, so whatever I find appealing at the time I want to cook. Trying different things. Where do I start? There are so many, it's hard to pick a good one. I strive to make outstanding meals on a weekly basis. Most of my attempts at Chinese food.