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Photos on pages 10, 12, 13, 14 by Shubhra Ramineni. Author photo on page 10 is by Bruce Bennett. Author photo on the inside flap is by Robin O’Neal. Photo on page 60 is by Monica Chokshi Jhunjhunwala
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Dedication
To my dear mother, Neelam Verma. When I told my mom I got my second book deal, her initial response was a fearful Oh no!" She knew that my book deal meant a lot of work for her, in teaching me new recipes and going through the tedious task of standardizing measurements and using measuring tools. My mom cooks by sight instead of with exact measuring tools, which she finds unnecessary as they slow her down. Although she knew she had a busy time coming up, she was still excited for me, and she graciously took time to teach me her quick and easy recipes and to impart her nutritional knowledge to me as a dietician. Thank you Mom for letting me make a mess in your kitchen, and for your time, patience, knowledge, support, and love.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my dearest sweet husband, Naveen,
for supporting and encouraging me every day in every way. Whether it's fixing a nerve-wracking computer malfunction, helping with the never-ending pile of dishes, caring for our darling daughter, or tasting and approving all of the fruit and vegetable dishes in this book, he is always there for me. I want to thank my delightful daughter, Jaya, for always finding fun in every situation, even when I had to work long hours on my computer for this book. She would imitate me and bring her own toy computer and sit on her little table with a pencil, notebook, toy cell phone, and calculator.
At the same time, she also had dishes cooking in her play kitchen while I was in my kitchen testing recipes.
I am also very appreciative of my dear friend, Anik Sayad Desjardins, who was there for me at a moment's notice, always willing to give a helping hand and sharing her culinary knowledge. Thanks for being a kind, amazing person and a wonderful friend.
Thank you Monica Pope for writing the foreword for my book. I am honored to have met you and to teach your Cooking Therapy classes along with you... such fun, organized chaos they are! I admire your efforts to be eco-conscious from recycling the oil in your restaurant kitchen to supporting local farmers.
I would like to thank my editor, Bud Sperry, my designer, Irene Ho, and my editorial supervisor, June Chong, for working with me on my vision of this book to come together beautifully. And for the amazing photographs in this book, a thank you to Minori Kawana. A heartfelt thanks to Rowan Muelling-Auer and Christopher Johns at Tuttle Publishing for your continuous support and for doing all the amazing things you both do.
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