ABOUT THIS COOK:

Originally from New Mexico, I moved to the Lone Star State with my husband about 5 years ago. I graduated from Baylor University and am currently working as a manager at a small bakery and catering company in east Texas. My passion in life is food. I love to eat, cook, and read about eating and cooking. I wish there were more hours in the day to cook, better supermarkets in my small town and less calories in heavy cream.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Kava from Fiji

• What do you cook when home alone?
  pasta, naan pizzas, soup

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  my mom's recipe box that is full of handwritten family recipes

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