ABOUT THIS COOK:

Beth Griffin is a self-taught chef/foodie, specializing in budget-friendly weeknight dinners, fabulous party fare and distinctive special occasion desserts. Griffin began Sweet Life Kitchen in 2007 as place to organize and share her recipes, entertaining ideas and scrumptious food photos. Born in South Carolina and raised in Southern California (with frequent trips to visit family in Atlanta), Beth’s dishes have a SoCal-meets-comfort-foods flavor. Her dishes are also heavily influenced by her Italian heritage. Coincidentally, her husband Nathan is of similar Italian background and with his creativity and amazing homemade pasta skills, they never run out of inspiration. This year, in addition to the recipe blog, Sweet Life Kitchen has expanded their services to Professional Menu Stylist and Custom Catering Experiences! Beth and Nathan started the fan page for Sweet Life Kitchen on Facebook so they are able feature favorite restaurants, web-finds and other delicious discoveries, become a fan today for all the …. Once a week, Beth tweets an entire recipe, ingredients & instructions every Thursday on the Sweet Life Twitter page!

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  konnyaku- not that odd, but strange to me!

• What do you cook when home alone?
  recipes that take me all day to make

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  my Kitchenaid stand mixer, of course!

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