I absolutely adore spending all day in the kitchen and trying out new recipes. I feel pretty confident with most Italian and Mexican food, and am now leaning towards learning more traditional French cuisine. I also enjoy making things from scratch- I figure if someone's grandmother had to do it, I should do it too! my grandmother's sunday gravy, various breads, cakes, and desserts, lasagna bolognese, french bread pizza, short ribs and aligot potatoes, mexican food! reductions, and sauces, homemade ketchup. i successfully rendered my own duck fat yesterday! the cheesecake with so much zest in it it tasted like eating burnt hair. that was a disaster!