One of my favorite Sunday activities is cooking some Italian food
Oh yeah! I love all the typical food from Italy!
Me too, although appetizers are my favorite
Italian cuisine is very diverse with many different kinds of foods depending if you are in the north or the south of Italy.
Interesting, can you tell me more about Southern food specifically 
I don't really know exactly the differences, but all the cuisine has an abundance of taste that the whole world loves and copies. You will find Italian cuisine all over the world.
Especially places like Little Italy in New York
Yes! It is known for its simplicity sometimes only using two to four main ingredients.
What are the 4 ingredients?
copied in the world. It influenced several cuisines around the world, chiefly that of the United States.
Italian cuisine is generally characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only two to four main ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation. Ingredients and dishes vary by region. Many dishes that were once regional have proliferated with variations throughout the country.
History.
Italian cuisine has developed over the centuries. Although the country known as Italy did not unite until
one favorite among many.
Regulations.
Regulations Italy.
Although numerous variations of ingredients for different pasta products are known, in Italy the commercial manufacturing and labeling of pasta for sale as a food product within the country is highly regulated. Italian regulations recognise three categories of commercially manufactured dried pasta as well as manufactured fresh and stabilized pasta:
Pasta, or dried pasta with three subcategories – (i.) Durum wheat semolina pasta ("pasta di semola di grano duro"), (ii.) Low grade durum