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acknowledgements

For Max, my best friend, who envisioned this book

on a crisp October night more than 3 years ago;

who believed in me when I didn’t always believe in

myself. It’s hard to remember life before you, and I

couldn’t be more grateful to have you as my partner

in crime. Also, thank you for graciously eating

leftovers of the same dishes for 9 months straight.*

For Mom, whose stews, stir fries, and Bundt

cakes spoiled me so I could never settle for less.

Thank you for showing me that the table is a port

at which our and any family can safely gather.

For Dad, who always, always shows up, and who

finds a way to be interested in everything that I’m

interested in. I am incredibly proud to be your

mini-me.

For Mom and Dad, who have consistently given

the three of us unconditional and unwavering love,

and who do the hard and right things.

For Wiwie, who reminds me that the world, that

people, are fundamentally good. Oh, and who

keeps me in the best kind of stitches.

For Jack, who continually shows this introvert

the power of connection and of forgiveness; who

I’ve looked up to and admired from wobbles and

pigtails to today.

For CC, MK, and Tara, who exceeded any

expectations I could have had about sisterhood,

and who brought much needed estrogen to our

slowly expanding clan.

For Kate and Vivian, who have shown me a new

kind of love, and who fill a room with the most

magnetic and authentic joy; who I am honored to

watch grow up.

For Ella, my angel on earth, who set the bar for

selflessness, courage, and empathy. I take your

lessons with me wherever I go.

For Alice, for whom “mentor” is not lovely or

whole enough a word—who saw beyond my 12-year-

old frame to the me I was and would be. Thank you

for my first job in the culinary world and thank you

for taking the time to write this foreword.

For my best friends over the years, who chose me

and choose me over and over again. You keep me

grounded, hugged, and understood.

For my new family, who embraced me from

the beginning, and who my heart is now fully

intertwined with.

For Jolene and Ironman, our furry children, who

never fail to put life in perspective and draw out my

softest side.

For the Natural Gourmet Institute, who gave me

the knowledge and confidence to move forward

into uncharted territory, and reminded me of parts

of myself that had gotten buried—for the year that

changed everything.

For the Blue Hills Press team, who shared my

vision for this book and worked doggedly alongside

me to make it happen.

*Since this cookbook came out, I went through a divorce. You will notice my ex-husband’s name throughout the book, and I have no intention of changing

this—we had wonderful years together, and he will always be one of the dearest people in my life. I am so grateful to have this book as a memento of

many happy memories.