I wanted to tell her all the time, "Why don't you mix this with that or that with this?" However, out of love and respect for my mother, who worked hard and came home to cook dinner for a family of eight everyday, I wouldn't dare! I started cooking on my own at a young age and I would experiment with various foods and spices. I would mix food by the smell; if it smelled like it should be together, I would try it.  I bought gadget after gadget to be able to experiment with ingredients.  I watched a lot of shows for cooking ideas.  If dinner was being cooked on a show, I would write down what they were having and that would be my next meal.  I did a lot of fine dining so that I could taste real food and look at the preparation. I would then go home and cook the meal from taste.  I became really good at recreating meals and adding my own touch. Afterwards, I started inviting my friends to try different creations that I had experimented with and I received a lot of great reviews.  I decided that cooking would be my life dream and here I am today cooking to your taste buds.