I've been cooking, or "helping", for as long as I can remember. I've read lots of books and taken classes in classic chinese cuisine and picked up some good tips while studying abroad in Paris. My mom is convinced I should have gone to culinary school instead of becoming an art restorer! I'm a pretty adventurous cook who doesn't like to make a recipe more than once, and I love testing out my own ideas. I love any kind of noodle: pasta, rice noodles, soba noodles, udon noodles, they're all yummy! Pierogi for Christmas Eve! I recently became the inventor of the cranberry relish pierogi, tasted wonderful! Candy never, ever works out. No fail fudge, total failure.