ABOUT THIS COOK:

Passionate inventive cook. Cooking is edible performance art for me, full of possibility and invention. When I food shop my purchases are driven by what looks good, vs. filling in blanks for a predetermined recipe. I love to come home and figure out what to do with what I've gotten. Farmers' market devotee -- my favorite place to impulse shop. Recently converted to the wonders of raw milk. Will cook creatively even if I'm the only one home.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  durian; sheep testicles

• What do you cook when home alone?
  something from scratch. Tonite it was crockpot Asian pork with red cabbage, served with asian noodles and a salad.

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  large wooden bowl

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  6