Dedication

What fulfills me is my almost-nine-year-old son, Robert, who is unconditionally the best thing that has happened to me in my 46 years of living. He tasted all of the recipes in this book (extraordinarily commendable when I tell you all the testing happened during the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of his life).

So I dedicate this book to a generation that slipped away, and one that continues to spice up my life every step of the way. And to my partner of twenty-five years, Terry Erickson, who has supported me through all my ups and downs.