I'm a music teacher who loves to cook when I have the time (which tragically isn't very often). I'm open to new ideas and recipes, and hopefully I can contribute to everyone else's recipes also. Food with good seasonings, chicken, sourdough bread, salsa, and anything that looks good We are a holiday meal family, and Christmas and Thanksgiving with all the trimmings are the beat times to cook My own pasta salad creation and cherry salsa, Chocolate mousse pie Shrimp scampi