I am married, mother of three children and a registered nurse. I work full time, but cooking and baking have become a great hobby. I love to make desserts, especially cakes!! I am Italian, so I love to cook Italian food, especially seafood. My mother is a fabulous cook and baker. Her specialty is cookies! She is teaching me all of her tricks. I have just recently mastered my mother's famous butter cookies. I have also learned the secret to flaky pie crust and amazing scones and biscuits. So far, I haven't had very many. I did forget to put vanilla into a batch of brownies, which were awful! I usually plan my recipes ahead and try to be organized so that things turn out well.