ABOUT THIS COOK:

In corporate-land, I am an org effectiveness and HR expert. Outside, I am an avid home cook, a local, organic, whole food, small farm supporter, dog pack leader, urban backyard chicken keeper, and now, Queen of Spoons, host/programmer for 'Food Love Austin' on KOOP 91.7, community radio in Austin, TX.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Martino - a spiced flourescent orange chopped raw beef mixture from a small corner grocery in Brussels.

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Anything I'm in the mood for.

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  A spatula and a recipe book that were my mother's. All else is replaceable.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  There is no ideal number as long as the guests are interesting.