There is only one thing in the world that can make a tingling sensation of joy radiate through Maya's whole being: cooking. She has been doing plenty of that today.
Her friends and Marcello are coming over for dinner. She has been making Italian dishes since sunset. She is now on her final Italian dish. She is making a traditional pasta dish, combining classic ingredients and techniques with a bit of twist. Fusilli with Walnut Pesto and Cherry Tomatoes. This is the Recipe she created in her final of culinary school. She hopes everyone loves it.
She had finished cooking the walnut pesto and fusilli pasta. She was adding the cooked fusilli to a large skillet, combining it with the sautéed cherry tomatoes, and stirring in the walnut pesto when Nana Rose walked in.
Maya bestowed her a luminous smile. "You're back." As usual, Nana Rose was away visiting her sister.
