I'm going to be a college senior this year and I'm slowing preparing myself for life after school is done. I really don't know what I'm going to do with my English degree, but I'd really love to start my own bakery or catering business because I've always enjoyed cooking more than anything else. People constantly compliment me on my food and it just gives me that extra boost of confidence to try new things and to experiment in the kitchen. I'm trying to get healthier so I love to make my favorite sinful and decadent recipes healthier by lowering the fat and calories. Besides that, I love Italian food and Mexican food, I just love all different kinds of things! Perhaps most of all though, I love to bake cupcakes, cakes, muffins, and brownies. I wish I would wake up earlier in the day because breakfast has so many possiblities to start the day off amazingly. Every year my mom and I pick our own apples and them take them home and make apple sauce. And at Christmastime we bake tons of cookies. Holidays have always been a special time around our household. I have made and adapted many recipes to fit my personal tastes and most have turned out well. I cook dinner and sometimes lunch daily for my boyfriend, and he loves beef but it's sometimes hard to find healthy meals that include it. I'm always on the lookout for something other than steak and potatoes for him to try. I tried a recipe for garlic mashed potatoes and somehow they turned into a grainy mess when I added the parmesan cheese in. They were a disaster! I also tried making pancakes right after I moved into our apartment, but I had no spatula! I tried to flip them with tongs that I had but I just ended up throwing everything away and having cold cereal!