Acknowledgments

Thank you to the talented artist, Rhonda Asher, who drew the incredible colored-pencil section dividers throughout the book. They turned out even more beautiful and lifelike than I could have imagined. I’m honored you included your work in my book.

Thanks to my editor Nicole Mele for her support and guidance through this process.

Warmest thanks to all my family and friends who encouraged me to write this book, taste tested my experimental creations, and gave me feedback on my recipes. A special thanks to Grandma Elsie for sharing her mother’s recipes with me, and to my friends Melanie and Joe Azen for going out of their way to offer so much help and support during the book-writing process.