I am a mother of 1.5 (2 in a few months) children, and a wife of five years who enjoys tackling cooking challenges such as making recipes edible to my picky eaters! I love, love, LOVE to make cakes! There's something so satisfying about baking, assembling, and garnishing a lovely cake. All of the women in my family all gather in the kitchen to cook during the holidays. We share secrets, both related and not related to food, laugh, and enjoy each other's company while making all of our favorite childhood recipes. Taking a mediocre meatloaf recipe, adding a little of this and a little of that and turning it into something yummy. Cheesecakes: no matter how many I make, I always manage to botch them up.