What Bri's Cooking

Easy, 10 cooking/food related random things you might not know about me?  I’m game:

1. I started cooking when my Mom went to Grad school, think I was about 9.  She worked full time & took night classes, so my job was to cook.  I used to think that it was super sexist that my Mom instructed me to cook dinner even though I had two older brothers.
2. For this reason, my brothers & Dad will eat anything I make, I’ve been feeding them for centuries, lol! 
3. I get soooo nervous that I won’t like the food someone else has cooked. I have a super sensitive palette, if it says no, I can’t eat something, & I never want to seem ungrateful. 
4. If you come to my house, I feel as though I must feed you.  Its how I show my love :-)
5. I will try any food once.  Anything, no matter what it looks or smells like. 
6. I come from a large family of super independent strong women who all cook.  Please know that those two are NOT mutually exclusive.
7. I love making Italian food & often joke that I secretly was given up for adoption by an Italian family. 
8. I love cooking for other people the most.  Cooking for myself is cool & I love good food, but it doesn’t give me the same pleasure as seeing someone else enjoy my food.   
9. I used to love making really complex dishes with 2-3 hour prep times, but I’ve found that its just not necessary to enjoy a meal.  These days I search for recipes with the least ingredients that are simple to make: my time is TOO precious! 
10. I’ve never wanted to be a Chef, I would hate the hours & being rushed while I’m creating dishes.  I love being a girl that cooks for her family & friends!