I have been an unofficial member of All Recipes for several years. I love to bake and cook for people. Preparing food for someone is a labor of love, a lot of time and care is put into a meal for me. I am a stay-at-home mother to Marcello and Lorenzo. I look forward to creating many memories with them inside and outside the kitchen as they grow up. I enjoy baking desserts primarily; brownies, pies, cakes and cookies. I love all things involving chocolate and buttercream. I do like to cook, I make excellent meatballs!! Thanksgiving has always been a wonderful event for me since childhood. I think all my favorite foods were born from this holiday. I enjoy the preparation and display of all the delicious courses on the table. Traditionally, Sunday has always been reserved for pasta and meatballs in my family. A few of the things I have really mastered are meatballs, chili, brownies and chocolate chip cookies. I haven't won any contests yet, but I did just enter one.