ABOUT THIS COOK:

I'm a pre-vet student at K-State University (Go Wildcats!) and I've developed my love of cooking from all my childhood years spent in the kitchen with my great-grandma, my grandmother and my mom (fishersfoodie--you should see her recipies!) and it's still one of the best ways I can relax after a long day of school and work. I cook dinner most Sundays for my friends who would otherwise live on ramen, McDonalds, or some other fast food.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  I still don't know what exactly it was, but it was some sort of rice and meat. The menu was in Alsacien (A regional language in France) so I couldn't tell what I was eating but it was very good.

• What do you cook when home alone?
  chicken risotto

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  my knife block

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  12