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Best meal I ever ate:

Anything my Mom cooked was spectacular. I couldn't choose just one meal. Everything was great.

My current drink of choice:

Good decaf coffee with cream

I really wish I could:

Cook a good chicken chow mein

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Italian sausage casserole

My favorite comfort food:

Italian Food Sicilian Style

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Market City Cafe in Brea, Papagallos Mexican Restaurant Lake Arrowhead, Bagel Bistro for the best bagels and coffee in Fullerton, Lomeli's in Fullerton, Panda Inn La Palma

My most tattered cookbooks:

The recipes my dearest Mom and Aunt J wrote down for me, Leone's Italian Cookbook, Father Orsini's Italian Kitchen, The Talisman Italian Cookbook, The Bontempi Cookbook, Papa Rossi's Secret to Italian Cooking, The Joy of Cooking, Betty Crocker Cook Book, The Family Circle Cookbook, Polly-O Recipe Book, (1968), New York Cookbook by Molly O'Neill, Brooklyn Cookbook by Stallworth and Kennedy, Eat This It'll Make You Feel Better by Dom DeLuise, Ciao Italia by Mary Ann Esposito, 50 Perfect Pasta Dishes step by step, The Italian Cookbook by the Culinary Arts Institute Chicago