I am Mom to two wonderful kids ages 6 and 9 and wife to a great husband who, bless his heart, puts up with me! I am a preschool teacher of four-year olds during the school year and nature camp counselor during the summer! I am also an avid health nut! I make everything from scratch, nothing processed, and I took up kickboxing a few months back, which has me in the best shape of my entire life and I would reccommend to anyone! I love to cook and bake almost anything, but most of what I cook and create has a healthful spin on it- I love to do recipe revamps and make our old favorites healthier. I LOVE this time of year because my large garden is giving me lots of great veggies to use!!! My tomatoes are starting to come in full force (all 13 plants!) and so I will begin canning very soon! I loved cooking alongside my mom growing up (and still do actually!) and some of my favorite times in the kitchen are during the holidays when my mother and siblings and I (and our spouses) are all fighting for space in the kitchen together, cooking rich, delicious foods, and driving each other nuts at the same time :)! I always bake a great deal of cookies (about 15 varieties) during the holidays which I give as gifts to family and friends each year. In the past a number of our friends and family, as well as my husband's co-workers, have asked whether or not I sell them or have thought about it. So the last couple of years I have and have been very successful!!! I can't make a nice-looking cupcake to save my life! Cakes just never rise the was I want them to, which is odd, because my muffins always come out awesome, and I rarely ever use a recipe for any muffin!