ABOUT THIS COOK:

Been cooking since I could reach the stove and reading cookbooks since I could sound out the words. Now I write a monthly free newsletter based on what is fresh at the farmers markets and work to promote eating seasonally and buying locally.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  chitlins

• What do you cook when home alone?
  fresh tuna or sea scallops - seared on the outside, cold on the inside - over fresh greens

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  Granny's utensils, especially the knife that is worn in the place where her thumb fit

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  1 plus me! (don't have to worry about likes, dislikes and allergies)