ABOUT THIS COOK:

I have been in the food business for over 20 years. I have been a caterer and am now teaching home cooking classes and writing about food. I love cooking and entertaining. My favorite foods are from Asia and Indonesia, Greece and the Mediterranean, Italy, France, Morroco. Anything that is hot, spicy, coconut, lemongrass, mint, curries, ginger, cumin, turmeric, and more, or anything that takes me to another place. Find me at: www.cafetrix.blogspot.com http://www.kenwoodpress.com/pub/a/4814 OR foodbuzz.com/cafetrix

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  natto

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Acme bread with avocado, or a nicoise salad or my homemade tortilla soup

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My Sharp Knives

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  8