Bobbie's Organic Planet. Bobbie Williamson

      Acknowledgments

      I now understand why authors have so many people to thank after having completed a book. This project is the culmination of many friends, family, and colleagues leading me to do something I never thought I could do, but always dreamed of!

      First of all, I would like to thank the entire staff (past and present) of the A.R.E. and the Edgar Cayce Foundation; in particular, Maryann Belgrand, Richard Boyle, Leslie Cayce, the late Joe Dunn, Joan Grasser, Shay Harrison, Kathryn Kelly, Cassie McQuagge, Cathy Merchand, Jennie Taylor-Martin, Marianna Theo, and Kevin Todeschi. They have been inspirational in ways they may never know.

      Then, there is Doris Van Auken, my editor. I had no idea how important an editor was until we started working together on this project. Doris has showed me infinite patience while trying to decipher my right-brained way of thinking. I can honestly say that God gave me a gift when Doris was asked to work with me. I will be forever grateful and wish to thank her from the bottom of my heart.

      And then, there are the dear ones in many countries who have been with me for years, especially my sisters, Jennifer Williamson Mackay and Maris Williamson Pascal, and friends Susie and John Burke, Carmen and Francesco Gay-Crossier, Tina Williams, Nancy and Dennis Chrisbaum, Beedee MacMillan, Pauline Darling, Charlene Rodgers, Silvio Parodi, and Molly Badger. I would also like to acknowledge my brother-in-law Chas Mackay and friend Cindy Cutler for supplying such wonderful photographs. I love you all. I would also like to thank the farmers of this earth for all they do to supply us with fresh food to nourish our body, mind, and spirit!

      Jane Morrison is my best friend. Who else would trudge through fields of beets with me and then eat the beets cooked a thousand different ways? She has kept me calm and organized, using logic to document recipes while I cook what seems simple to me, after years of practice. Jane has followed me to local farmers markets in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and North Carolina while I spend hours doing what I love to do—look at, touch, and buy the freshest produce available on a given day. Her next journey with me will be to all the beautiful markets in Switzerland and France. I hope there will be many more such journeys!

       The Chef: Bobbie Williamson

      I grew up in a family that put great emphasis on eating what I term living food. I do not remember eating much fast food and, to this day, will not touch it. I would much rather whip up something simple, even if I am eating on my own. Mealtimes bring back fond memories for me. We often had family and friends over to make it even more entertaining. Conversations were lively and animated, and that is most likely why I love to throw dinner parties!

      I was brought up in the United States and Canada. Both of my maternal grandparents were great cooks, and they passed on that tradition to my beloved mother, Bebe Gregory Williamson. My family was also world-traveled, so our plates were often filled with uncommon dishes for my traditional baby boomer generation. Curries, South American spices, and Mediterranean foods were often served to me as a child, so my taste buds were well-developed at a very young age.

      At the age of twenty-one

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