I am a RN who loves to cook and bake on my days off. I love to use fresh herbs and vegetables from my garden if they are in season. Enjoy sharing some of my concoctions with my coworkers, friends and family. Fresh ingrediants with a mediterranean flair. Love to make pizza's and homemade bread. Experiment with vegetarian dishes. Making fresh pasta and cookies with my children when they were young. Now I look forward to sharing with some grandchildren the same traditions. Buffets that I prepared for my son's high school graduations. Not overcooking fried calamari. Able to adapt any recipe to our taste and try to make it healthier. When I was only 8 yrs old I made my first cake and put the icing in the cake before it was baked.