I cook for myself and a roomie and as many friends as I can get to come over. I'm always looking for the next baked treat to wow my audience. I specialize in baked goods and have a variety of cookies, cakes, brownies, bars, pies, and other desserts under my belt. I'm pretty fond of the variations of recipes that can be made with the humble potato, too! I come from a tradition of holiday treats, so my baking ramps up in December. I also have food-themed parties that are pretty popular. Epic carrot cakes for a loved one's birthday, lemon bars like another friend's grandmother makes, pasta sauce from scratch without a slow-cooker, homemade "Oreo" cookies, and a wicked fruit crisp. My signature quick-but-impressive dessert is chocolate pudding cake that sauces itself in the oven. I've gone overboard with salt on some poor, defensless chicken, and burnt many a bread slice in my broiler (alas, the toaster oven is broken). I've had vegan cake turn into a weird rubbery slab (at least it went into the trash in one clean piece) and my caramel apple cupcakes were great the first day I made them but mysteriously melted and soggy the next morning.