Who doesn’t love food!  Food is love, food is nurturing, food is life, and food brings people together. As a child growing up in South America (Guyana), my mom cooked daily with fresh ingredients.  We didn’t have a refrigerator, so whatever was cooked that day was eaten the same day, and with eight kids, there was a lot of cooking. I remember when my mom cooked, my siblings and I couldn’t wait to consume the food because the aroma was enticing.  With a great chef comes delicious, flavorful and tasty dishes and that was my mom.  My love of cooking comes from watching and assisting her in the kitchen and…