I am a Project Manager for a very large IT Company. My degree is in Human Nutrition Foods and Exercise. I am a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor. Love to work out!!!! People always ask why I neve went to culinary school and my answer is simple: I am inlove with cooking, all aspects of it: recipes, grocery shopping, preparation for the meal, cooking the food, entertaining and of course eating...it is a stress release for me and I do not want to get paid for it as it may make it not so much of a relief and more of a "job." It makes me happy to cook and makes me even happier when others enjoy it. I love to try new things and I always find myself adding or tweaking recipes I find based on what I have learned in classes, magazines, Food Network and practice. I am big on the science of how things work together. I would say that because I am 100% Italian that I truly love making authentic Italian dishes Honey Balls at Christmas. Apple pie at Thankgiving (my Mom and I make every year.) Chicken Napolean every time I visit my parents (non-holiday) because my Father absolutely loves it :) Chicken Napolean, Steak Roll-ups with Pesto and Roasted Red Peppers and my Prime Rib with Cauliflower Chive and Cream Cheese "mock mashed potatoes" are pretty darn good too :-) I placed extremely hot Beef Stroganoff onto a very cold glass platter and shattered the glass....needless to say it was NOT safe to eat and we ordered a pizza. Worst clean up ever, I absolutely felt like a moron and learned a great lesson about temperature and plating!!!! LOL