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Kayb, a business development professional and Foodpickle dynamo living in Arkansas, says she "can never make a recipe the same way twice." Whether she's tinkering with a North African Tsorta Tfaya with Couscous, sneaking cheese grits into Oeufs en Cocotte, frying her Methodist Latkes in bacon fat, or turning Marinated Cauliflower a shade of psychedelic yellow, her culinary expertise and playfulness guide her (and us!) to a delicious result every time.

Then there are recipes you think Kayb must have created on a whim, but are actually family recipes or regional favorites. If only our mothers had poured Chocolate Gravy over our biscuits for breakfast, or served equally decadent Potato Doughnuts for dessert!

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For more of Kayb's delicious recipes, see her profile page and fan her here.

Read Kayb's profile Q&A below:

What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
Tiny whitefish sashimi

What do you cook when home alone?
Potato salad (the ultimate comfort food)

Your most treasured kitchen possession:
My Calphalon saute pan

Your ideal meal:
Fresh vegetables, and vine-ripened tomatos

Something you'd like a chance to eat or cook:
Foie gras

The number of bottles of wine you own:
A dozen or so, at any given time

The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
6-8

Your favorite cookbook:
Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything


 

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15 Comments

littleclove January 19, 2011
Yay, Kay!!!
 
vvvanessa January 11, 2011
i love the picture!
 
monkeymom January 11, 2011
Yay kayb!
 
Sagegreen January 10, 2011
So nice to see you shining in the spotlight! Love hearing more about your family and regional recipes.
 
lapadia January 10, 2011
Congratulations, Kayb! Yep, you're shining...blink, blink :)
 
Kayb January 10, 2011
Blink.....blink....who, me? Doggone, that thing's bright! But thank you, A&M, and thanks, everyone, for the kind words!
 
lastnightsdinner January 10, 2011
Well-deserved - yay, Kayb!
 
wanderash January 10, 2011
Congrats on the spotlight Kayb!!
 
gingerroot January 10, 2011
Great to see you in the spotlight, Kayb.
 
mrslarkin January 10, 2011
Hooray, Kayb! So nice to see you in the spotlight.
 
fiveandspice January 10, 2011
Yippee!! Great spotight, Kayb!
 
nannydeb January 10, 2011
Great to see you in the spotlight Kayb!
 
Midge January 10, 2011
Love your recipes and the stories that go with them.
 
aargersi January 10, 2011
Yay for Kayb amnd all of her great recipes, stories and comments!
 
drbabs January 10, 2011
Congratulations, Kayb; so nice to see you in the Spotlight!