I'm a grad student trying to make it through school while having to cook for myself! I tend to cook a big meal on Saturdays (when I have the time to do so!) and then eat leftovers for lunch the rest of the week! I love to bake! I'm a fan of Sandra Lee semi-homemade-type cooking...it's quick and easy. I'm also a fan of meals that don't require many dishes. I grew up on a lot of American and Italian classics, but I'm starting to experiment with Middle Eastern and Asian cuisine. My dad would always make pancakes for my sister and I every Saturday morning, and the flavor would be different every weekend based on whatever we had in the house--apples, blueberries, coconut, etc. My dad is also 100% Italian, so we have lots of food traditions to go along with that--fish on Christmas Eve, making spaghetti sauce together, holiday "dinners" that last alllllll day, etc. I made mini white-chocolate raspberry cheesecakes and mini chocolate hazelnut cheesecakes for a friend's bachelorette party, and they were a huge hit! Come to think of it, most my desserts have been triumphs. The first time I tried to make chicken piccata for some friends, apparently I didn't quite pound the chicken thin enough or cook it long enough, so when my friends cut into it, it was still raw inside! I had to throw it in the microwave to finish cooking it so it was safe to eat!