ABOUT THIS COOK:

Love cooking, especially obsessive about trying new recipes. Love healthy eating and eat home cooked meals 99.9% of the time. Have wonderful big garden with large veggie patch and now proud owner of 6 Chinese Silkie chickens. Born in UK,but have lived in Sydney, Oz since 1970. Have 2 children, a son and a daughter, also a gorgeous daughter in law from N Carolina, 1 beautiful grandson Toby aged 2yrs and another due in May 2011.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  possibly garlic snails - loved them!

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Oh how I wish I did have time alone!

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My old Breville Slow Cooker

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  possibly 6 - 8, so that you have time for everyone.