ABOUT THIS COOK:

Handspinner and knitter, science fiction dabbler, trained social scientist, inveterate gamer, birdwatcher, wildlife rescuer, amateur chef, and hobbyist mad-scientist perfumer!

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  hmmm... guinea pig might qualify, but it really isn't strange -- just delicious!

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Salad, popcorn, or cream of wheat. What? I don't cook for just me.

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My "kitchen rock" -- the ideal size rock to use as a pestle, a garlic squisher, whatever.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  Er, four to six, plus the hosts. Comfortable, intimate, but still fun.