We women must listen to our inner voice. It is easier for women to do this as they are not afraid to say what they feel.
It was all a back-handed blessing, and my friends were the ones who kept the faith, read my work, and urged me to submit it to publishers (by sending it out for me - they would not hear no for an answer.
I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.

