Twenty-something newly-married who balances my uber-feminism with a real love of making magic in the kitchen. I'm quickly building a reputation as "The Cook" amongst our friends and family, and loving every second of it. Cakes and cookies were my first loves, but as I learn new recipes and techniques I find I am also loving appetizers and main dishes. My signature taste is anything full of flavor - but not necessarily fat. (... ok, every once in a while you gotta have the fat too!) By the time I was six, my grandma had taught me the importance of always having a freshly-baked cake on hand in case visitors came to call. As a child, my favorite way to spend a weekend was baking cookies with my mom. Now that I'm grown up, the thing I love best about cooking is my husband's "help" (he really just stands over my shoulder begging for a taste-test, but I can't help loving that!) Cheesecake of any kind; my Christmas cookies, a yearly extravaganza that's worth every moment for people's reactions to their gift plates; my breakfast breads and cakes that go over so well at the office; my lasagna. Angel cake, pie crust and my bread machine. I just can't fake my way through either! I guess my cooking style is just too "ah, let's dump a little more in there" for these exacting situations.