I started an event planning and catering company (www.stylisticsoirees.com) due to my passion for cooking and making people happy. I love trying new dishes and creating exciting elements for old favorites. I credit my mother for my skill. She allowed me to practice cooking dinner growing up. The meals didn't always turn out, but she supported me anyway! I love cooking comfort foods like gooey mac and cheese, crispy fried chicken and flavorful collard greens. I also love healthy and fresh foods. I'm always finding new ways to spruce up a bland dish. I love cooking holiday meals with and for family. We always have the best time preparing the food and conversing. Then we get to eat all the delicious results! As a native Marylander, I can't get enough of blue crabs in the summer! I like to buy them live and cook them in lots of beer. They're great with garlic butter. Yum! I cooked for 50 family members during the Christmas holiday a few years ago. They all loved my food and asked me when I could cook for them! Once when I was learning to make biscuits from scratch, I added way too much baking powder and the batch tasted extremely bitter! Yuck!