I work as a piano and voice teacher, and music director. Besides playing music, I love reading, going to the gym, cooking for two and exploring the area. My heritage is largely Italian/Irish, I've lived in southern Spain and traveled a lot, so it's pretty eclectic --- I mostly cook weird Mediterranean-style dishes. I also love making elaborate breakfasts on the weekend with my boyfriend. :) Cooking is one of my favorite ways to unwind..it's pretty common for me to spend most of Sunday in the kitchen. I love it! My grandmother's Italian spaghetti sauce is definitely a tradition...using lots of garlic...mmm. I love Christmas baking with my mom as well! The day I perfected Spanish Gazpacho...the trick is to blend it for literally 10 minutes, and use almost overripe tomatoes. I thought adding breadcrumbs to a marinated mushrooms recipe would be a good idea...turns out they just soaked up all the liquid and formed a weird paste....not so hot.