I'm a very busy medical student but a good meal at the end of the day is always a priority. Living in New Orleans, Paris and London in college taught me a lot about food and wine - and good Indian food! I love to make risotto wheter it's an italian style dish or paella. However much time it takes, it's worth every last bite! I also love making comfort foods like lasagne or chicken noodle soup. Living in France made me fall in love with cheese and good bread - one of my favorite recipes is a chevre chaud salad - breaded and grilled goat cheese - life doesn't get much better than that! Another thing France taught me to love - crepes. I strongly recommend them with strawberries, Nutella and whipped cream - heaven! I also lived in New Orleans so anything with a lot of cajun spice and seafood gets me going, too. I especially love making pecan encrusted, well, anything! On the Jewish holidays, my Grandma makes incredible food - Matzo Ball Soup, Brisket, Chopped Liver, Challah. I love it! Last Thanksgiving, I prepared a feast with a couple of girlfriends in Paris for about 25 Americans and a couple of French. It sounds like a reasonable venture for three experienced cooks, but finding a turkey in Paris wasn't easy (or affordable) and the kitchen was about the size of a closet! The turkey alone cost over $100 and it didn't fit in the oven! We had to push the door closed, in the process putting a hole in the foil roasting pan, leaking juices all over the oven! We also managed to find sweet potatoes, marshmallows and cranberry sauce en France. What a Thanksgiving! Somehow or another, I managed to ignite Nutella while living in France. I love the chocolate-hazelnut mixture a little warm, but flames inside the microwave wasn't the effect I was looking for while hosting a dinner party!