I am a mother of two, a three year old girl and a 6 month old boy. My husband is in the USCG and we are currently stationed in Kodiak. I started cooking for my family really young and haven't stopped since. In high school I took cake decorating lessons and went to culinary school during and after I graduated high school. I cake decorated and cooked in resturants until I stopped to focus on starting a family. I still love to cook and bake for my family and friends but my real passion is cake decorating, finding the time to do it is harder now. I can't wait till my kids are old enough to teach them, my 3 year old is already a big help in the kitchen. Not much I don't like to cook. I love to bake, make sushi, mexican food and love to try new dishes. At least once a week we eat something new from this site. We would help bake trays of cookies and other sweets a week or so before christmas and than my mom would have us take them to neighbors and friends, I looked forward to doing the same with my kids. My biggest triumph should have been my biggest tragedies. When I made my little sisters wedding cake I made it without any oil! No one ever knew infact I didn't know until days later when I started thinking about it. I had to make this cake in another state and was out of my comfort zone doing so. I can't think of anything huge, but last year was the second time that I cooked a turkey in my life and I didn't remove the giblets and neck out of the cavity of the bird, I didn't feel them in there and cooked it with the package in.