Alberta teen Mary Beazer is off to a sizzling start in pursuing her passion to become a professional chef.

WASHINGTON -- The oven timer dings, alerting Capuchin Franciscan Br. Andrew Corriente the chocolate layer cake he is baking needs to be checked.

Pesto tastes like summertime to me.

My hands are covered in flour and my mom is wrist deep in dough. The oven is preheated and the cookie trays are lined with parchment paper. She asks me to choose the cookie cutter for this year, and I select the angel.