My mom is a great cook, so it's hard to even begin to enumerate the things that she makes better than anyone else. She makes a great lasagna, with the best gravy ever, as well as great eggplant parm. She also makes the best braciole, which she has yet to teach me. She cooks tons of things that aren't Italian as well. For example, she makes the best potato pancakes I've ever had, and she makes them from scratch.

And her desserts are legendary. She makes a great Italian cheesecake, great chocolate mousse, a wonderful lemon souffle and something named Creme de la Creme, which is made with heavy creamy and unflavored gelatin.

Man, am I hungry.