I am a home cook - that most certainly is the best way to describe me. I am passionate about food, but find food best when it is simple - and from the heart. Fancy-shmancy is not my thing, but I have no fear of dishes that might take days to create. I try my best to feed my family local/seasonal meals and have recently started to grow what I can. Without a doubt that has added such a new and interesting dimension to my adventures in the kitchen.

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

   My husband is French... need I say more?

2. What do you cook when home alone?

   Red wine, blue cheese and crackers? or leftovers ;)

3. Your most treasured kitchen possession:

   Wow, one? Dutch oven. Bread machine.

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

   6-8.