I've been cooking since I was a child. I started when my mother went to work; she taught me many recipes "by feel" and by instructing me via telephone. It was an interesting initiation! I love all food. And I love ethnic food. Mexican, Indian, Italian. Puerto Rican. Cajun. I like complicated recipes but also enjoy cooking quick meals on the fly. My great grandmother owned a bakery; baking is in my blood. I love to bake cakes, cookies and bread. I don't think I have an absolute favorite thing to cook. I love all food for its unique qualities and enjoy cooking most foods. Christmas cookies. Easter pies. Steamed plum pudding for Christmas. Deviled egg eyeballs and jello shots for Halloween. Antipasto. I love all the family recipes that don't have measurements-- the ones that you cook by feel or on the fly. Giant cupcake cake with chocolate liner is my most recent triumph. Thanksgiving pumpkin pecan pie with homemade crust. I'm my greatest critic when it comes to baking. I mess up my baking all the time; I like things to be as pretty as they are yummy. If they don't meet that expectation then I label them " tragedies" and try again. Other tragedies: I spilled homemade veggie stock all over myself and my kitchen on Thanksgiving.