I love making Italian food because it's so simplistic, you usually only need two to four main ingredients.
I do like Italian food too.  What is your favorite dish?
It's got to be just the basic pasta, olive oil and fish for me, a staple of the Italian cuisine.
I usually like tomato sauce-based dishes.  Do you cook it yourself unusually?
Yeah I make all my food myself, I try to avoid processed food and stick to the traditional Mediterranean diet.
Sounds healthy... I have a chef friend and we both agree that I'm a culinary moron.  It's the microwave for me...
Well I do appreciate your honesty. Perhaps he could help you by teaching you some Italian dishes, they are simple after all.
Does the diet you mention help one to lose weight?
Well the Mediterranean certainly can help you lose weight, but it's not magic or anything, just stick to whole, unprocessed foods and any diet will have some success.
I'll have to check that out.  That is, if its in the frozen food section or I can get someone to cook it for me.