My passionate enjoyment of cooking, eating spicy foods plus creating new recipes are my qualifications for writing these books. My husband, Jim, and I love entertaining, and have a great appetite for food adventure. I firmly believe that these qualifications are extremely important as most cooks are "real" people just like me who have a passion for fine food. Also, Jim and I travel as much as possible and we've grown to love fiery foods. Our real love affair for fiery foods began in Mexico, where Jim and I became enamored with the people, the culture, and of course, the incredible cuisine. more...
