I was a stay at home mom and owner of Party City Discount Party Goods, until Let’s Dish! entered my life. My oldest daughter, home for the holidays with boyfriend in tow, attended a session. She loved it so, and she encouraged me to seek a position as a host in the Baltimore location. Okay, move ahead two-and-a-half years and now I work in the corporate office as the food team assistant. I enjoy creating, testing and tasting recipes.

I have always been a foodie. I got that from my Italian roots. Big family gatherings with lots of food are some of my fondest memories. Oh! Those were the days. Now that both daughters are living on their own we have smaller family dinners, just my husband and I. But I look forward to when everyone is home. The more mouths to feed the better. Let’s Dish! really helps out when the gangs all here and even when they aren’t.

In my former life, before children, my husband and I were competitive Ice Dancers (Adult National Champions in 1996). We are still heavily involved with US Figure Skating and travel around the world to judge figure skating events. Being an athlete really kept us in tune with what we were fueling ourselves with. Now that my husband and I are advancing in years (almost 49 for me) we still watch what we eat and enjoy each others company every night for dinner.

In between planning a wedding (Ashley), fielding phone calls about college issues and boyfriends (Brittany), not to mention a business to run (John), I try to - oh yeah - have a life! Yes, we are busy but we always make time for family dinners.

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