I'm an amateur chef and blogger, expert foodie, and lover of cookbooks. I started my blogging career while living in a tiny apartment with nothing but a toaster oven, a mini fridge, and a hotplate to cook on. The meals I managed to make inspired my ideas about home cooking, and although I now live in a little house in Chapel Hill with a full-sized kitchen, I continue to use those methods I learned in my NYC "non-kitchen".

1. What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?

   Sweetbreads

2. What do you cook when home alone?

   Omelets

3. Your most treasured kitchen possession:

   My wooden spatula/flat spoon

4. The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:

   6