cooking and family dinners

Cooking and watching people cook has become my new favorite past time.  I am obsessed with the Food Network, specifically Simply Italian with Giada de Laurentiis, Barefoot Contessa, Paula Deen's Home Cooking, and Down Home with the Neely's.  I really enjoy trying new (fairly easy for now) recipes when I have time.
My roommates and I have started the weekly "family dinner night" tradition in which one of us is responsible for buying/cooking/preparing dinner for everyone once a month.  I did the first one and I made Giada's "Chicken Picatta" and Rachel Ray's "Roasted Asparagus Tips" (recipes from foodnetwork.com).  It came out great, and I've made the chicken recipe a few times now!  The following week, Rachel made chicken adobo (a Filipino dish), and provided Filipino bread, egg-rolls, and rice.  Ali made penne pasta with olive oil, tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella, as well as a salad.  Carey did chicken skewers with rice and salad.  I just did my second one, and I made chicken parmigiana, pasta, and asparagus.  So far we have all been successful with our family dinners and I am loving the tradition!