Author of Farmers' Market Desserts and co-author of The Wine Lover's Dessert Cookbook, Without Reservations, and Sweet & Skinny.

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

   chocolate covered grasshopper

2. What do you cook when home alone?

   braised greens and a fried egg on toast

3. Your most treasured kitchen possession:

   Kitchenaid standing mixer

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

   6. I like to talk to my guests