ABOUT THIS COOK:

We moved to France when I was 7, but my favorite cookbooks are my mom's old Joy of Cooking and Better Homes and Gardens. I guess you could say I bake american, but cook french and italian.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Kidney and cuttlefish casserole

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Bolognaise sauce

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My Kitchenaid

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