I am a 32 yo SAHM, living in Ohio with my husband and 3 boys. We are lucky to have great cooks on both sides of the family and live in a community where there are many great cooks. I have been cooking since I was in the 8th grade. My mom is an awesome cook and was always preparing something when I was growing up. I love to try new things. I also love to do home canning. I love to make cookies, bars and desserts. Growing up, I would make cut-out sugar cookies with my mom and brother. We would frost and decorate them festively. We would also bake several other Christmas cookies to pass out to family and friends. I have continued this tradition. My cooking triumphs would have to be learning to make bread and cinnamon rolls like my mom. One year for Christmas, I decided to make a Chocolate Peppermint Cake Roll recipe that sounded wonderful. I made at least 5 or 6 of the chocolate cake roll part and it flopped every time. The kitchen was an absolute disaster to say the least, not to mention the ingredients that I wasted. In the end, I did make one that turned out decent, put the filling in it and served it. It tasted horrible. My family was very kind though with their comments but I think it was because they knew what turmoil I went through trying to make it!