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Best meal I ever ate:

Where else? My sister-in-law's restaurant in Loro Ciuffena, a little village in the foothills of Tuscany. Actually any meal my sister-in-law ever made to be honest. I have, seriously, almost cried during one of her meals. It sounds so embellished to say that when I took a bite of her dishes I was humbled, but hey, that's the truth.

My current drink of choice:

meaty red wines (sweet..eww); and always the Caipirinha (Caipiroska when I only have the "oska" meaning vodka)

I really wish I could:

master phyllo

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Indian Rice Salad with Raita

My favorite comfort food:

Anything I can sip hot like most soups; casseroles; stews

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Lancaster Brewing Company; Ciro's Italian Bistro; The Blue Orchid; Joe's Famous American Kitchen; Pizza L'Oven

My most tattered cookbooks:

The Italian Cooking Encyclopedia; Picnic; Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook; Tuscany: The Beautiful Cookbook; The American Vegetarian Cookbook from the Fit For Life Kitchen; The Gourmet Garage; The McDougall Plan; The McDougall Health-Supporting Cookbook Volumes 1 and 2