I'm a wife of 15 years and a mother of two boys. I love cooking and baking for friends and family, and since moving to Iowa in 2005, I've started baking competitively at the Iowa State Fair. Sooo much fun! Mexican food, cookies, pizza. Grandma's Parkerhouse rolls at Thanksgiving. Of course, making way too much food for celebrations. Best Overall Cookie at the Iowa State Fair 2007 and some other first place ribbons in 2008. Tamales for our friend Charlie's 40th birthday. They fell apart when we unwrapped them from the corn husks. I threw myself on my bed and cried--of course, I was also six months pregnant at the time. A little emotional.