I'm a graphic designer and letterpress printer. To relax, I do yoga or bake! I love to bake: cookies, breads and pies. When I cook, it's usually vegetarian. I remember my mother always baking. Everyday, there were home-made cookies in my lunch box and during the holidays there were plenty of pies. This is probably why I'm drawn to baking these myself as an adult. Getting my first recipe published here on AllRecipes.com! It's an Amish Friendship Banana Nut Bread adapted from a traditional banana nut recipe of my Mom's. There have been several, but the worst was frosting a cake on a very hot day. Let's just say, I've learned to control my temper since then. Frosting is NOT fun to clean off the ceiling!