ABOUT THIS COOK:

Former newspaper reporter and home-schooling mother, Susan Fox is sole proprietor of The Southwest Kid's Wonderful Cornucopia of Watkins Wares. Interested in shopping for Watkins award-winning spices, organic cleaning products, and natural hand lotions? Visit www.seasonitwithwatkins.com. She publishes two blogs, http://seasonitwithwatkins.blogspot.com ( cooking blog) and http://christsfaithfulwitness.blogspot.com ( a blog about current culture and Christianity).

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  octopus

• What do you cook when home alone?
  omelet

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  food processor

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