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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

“It’s not heavy . . . it’s just awkward.”

I may be the only author listed on the cover, but a book like this does not get written without the loving support and generous input of many.

First and foremost, I have to thank my husband, Gerry. He is such a loving, supportive person and I would not be able to do what I do without him. You are the love of my life, Gerry Kramer! I am so lucky to have such a partner/lover/best friend/cheerleader like you in my corner. This book is for you, buddy. It’s all because of you. I love you. You are AMAZING!

Fergus. You’re cute. You’re a puppy. I’m a puppy. Thank you for keeping my bum warm as I wrote this book and for always making me laugh when I’m down in the dumps . . . oh yeah, and for making me go for walks. You’re the best dog in the world. Woof.

Thank you to my family. You know who you are – stop denying it. Oh yeah. And I love you.

Okay, mushy stuff aside. I also need to thank YOU! That’s right. YOU – the person who bought this book. You, who have supported and stuck by GoVegan.net and me since its inception in 1997. It has not gone unnoticed. I am thrilled to be a part of your life and I am touched and inspired every single day by your love and support.

I need to thank those in the veggie community whose support never wavers. Josh and Michelle at Herbivore Magazine (HerbivoreMagazine.com) for being the best friends I never-ever see; Erica and Sara at MooShoes (MooShoes.com) for keeping my feet warm; Claire at Coquette Faux Furriers (CoquetteFauxFurriers.com) for helping me to stay glamorous; the Murdock family; and the one and only Dave Shishkoff for watching my bandwidth.

And a HUGE thank you to FoodFightGrocery.com, VeganEssentials.com, Nunweiler Flour Co. (NunweilerFlour.com), Ener-G Foods (Ener-g.com), EstrellaSoap.com, Pacific Natural Foods (PacificFoods.com), ViaVegan (ViaVegan.com), and OTSU (VeganMart.com) for generously donating products. Your support of me and the book means the world to me – my husband and his belly thank you.

A HUGE thank you to all my little munchkins at the GoVegan.net forum. You guys are so good at not feeding the bears; you should so be proud of yourselves for creating such a wonderful environment to chit-chat in. You are so much fun to hang out with and I really appreciate each and every one of you. You guys rock!

Thank you to the entire team at Arsenal Pulp Press, especially Brian Lam. I can’t thank you enough for all the hard work you do. Having your input and support means more than I can say. Thanks also to Nicole Marteinsson for the wonderful copyediting job, and Lisa Eng-Lodge and Judy Yeung for designing not only this book but my first two as well.

Donna Wong-Juliani – your sage advice over the years has been priceless. Thank you.

A big shout out to Julie Robinson in Alpharetta, Georgia, for coming up with La Dolce Vegan as the title. Yay, Julie!

A HUGE thank you to Shirley Wolff, a.k.a. Wolffie, for donating some of the best vegan recipes I’ve ever had the pleasure of testing. Also, thank you for keeping me company via the Internet on those lonely days when I never thought I’d get through this book alone. You are a sweetheart. Thank you, Shirley!

Thank you to my Wednesday Night Girls: Claire for being so bootyliscious, Hayley for always making me laugh, and Sarah M for all the chopped walnut suggestions. Thank you for all your insight, laughter, brainstorming ideas, and junk food binges. You ladies make “Girls Night” my favorite night of the week. Jennifer Stacy – I don’t know what I would do without your no-bullshit way of looking at life. You are my voice of reason and I treasure you. Shoshana Sperling – I’m madly in love with you and I don’t care who knows! You inspire me to be creative and not to be afraid to express myself.

Thank you to all the ladies in the Wild Cherry Scooter Club! You girls rock. Thanks to the boys in the Royal Crowns. You ain’t so tough, but you sure are cute! Thanks to Frontline Films (FrontlineFilms.net) for helping me get over my fear of zombies. Thanks to Romalotti (LaymanBooks.com). Thanks to Cheryl for helping keep Fergus so fancy. Thanks to everyone at Tattoo Zoo (TattooZoo.net). Oh, by the way . . . Danica . . . you’re fired.

Thanks to Wendy, Tracy, and Emma for totally getting my Go-Go’s obsession. Thanks to Jane Wiedlin, Kathy Valentine, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, and Charlotte Caffey for writing the soundtrack of my life. Thanks to Ad Rock – you know you love me. Don’t fight it.

Thanks to: Teresa, Graham, and Maury, for loving me from afar; Paula, for helping me clear out the cobwebs in my brain; Gail, for always knowing where I’m hurting, and rubbing it away; and Charlotte, for taking such pretty pictures of me. And let’s not forget my lawyer Ron: thanks for all your help.

Writing books can be a lonely, solitary job, so thank you to CBC Radio for keeping me company during my time in the kitchen, especially the shows “GO” with Brent Bambury and “Definitely Not the Opera” with Sook-Yin Lee. You made Saturday my favorite day to work.

Thank you to anyone else I forgot to list by name. You know I love you. Don’t be like that. And for those of you who live out of town – why do you live so far away? I wish you lived closer . . . I miss you so much – so write me already! Thank you all for your support. You know who you are and you know I love you.

Lastly, thanks to Tanya Barnard, who in 1996 came to me with an idea to write a cookbook as a homemade gift project that we could give our friends and family for X-mas. That little snowflake of an idea rolled into a giant snowball called How It All Vegan and the rest is history.

It’s a new veginning, my friends. Let’s see where it takes us! Enjoy the book!

xoxo

SARAH

“Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. You gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.” – Bruce Cockburn