@loveisme79
I have always enjoyed cooking, ever since I was a little girl. My mom would always make these big dinners for any special occasion...any reason to make food for the whole family and celebrate. I would always be in the middle of it all, enjoying the way my mother swayed her hips to the music as she cooked away! My father, was Puertorican and also enjoyed to cook, as he owned his own little restuarant in Puerto Rico before he came to Illinois. I remember his many dishes, and the aromas as they filled the kitchen. His specialty was seafood, he had a way of cooking them that even I could not wait to dig my fork into my plate. I always stick to many of thier traditional recipes but I also like to try out new things. There are so many foods and different cultures out there, that it would be a shame not to try everything at least once. I am now a mother of two and a wife and enjoy cooking for my family.