I've been married to the same wonderful man for 20 years. I'm also Mom to three wonderful kids, 18, 16 and 12. I work as the bakery manager at an extremely busy, local farm market from March to December and then I take the winters off to bake the things I love and practice on my cake decorating skills. Someday I would like to open my own small bakery for folks to come in and sit down to enjoy a cup of coffee and something sweet. I do love to cook and bake but baking is my "first love." My favorite time of year is Christmas and I enjoy making all of the wonderful treats that go along with the holiday. I like to make meals and desserts that aren't too involved yet still produce that "WOW" result. On New Years Day we enjoy homemade chinese food, as it's a nice break from all of the 101 ways to have turkey. I especially enjoy the chicken (or turkey) eggrolls. On New Years eve the kids and I hit the kitchen and whip up sweet treats like peanut butter balls, porcupines and even pull out the Easy Bake Oven! I am most proud of the first place I was awarded a couple of years ago in an "Apples of Nova Scotia" contest. I was chosen from many applicants to bake up my recipe for Apple Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce and then was judged by a local chef. I was very surprised to win first place in the Dessert category. It might have been when the pizza I was cooking caught on fire in the oven!