I am the mother of three wonderful children. I enjoy cooking and experimenting with new recipes for my family and friends. I run a small business making handmade soaps and candles from my home and online. I live in New Mexico so we enjoy alot of spicey Mexican style foods in this area, but my family loves italian, bbq and gourmet foods. I've been cooking for 15 years and one of our favorite family activities is cooking together. We also enjoy baking cookies and cakes. I adore cupcakes!! We always cook together and create new recipes together to find new flavors to bring to our family table. When I was 12 I made something called sponge candy that contained baking soda and vinegar. I measured improperly and ended up with a volcano the cat wouldn't even eat.