Alissandra Maffucci - Inspiralized and Beyond: Spiralize, Chop, Rice, and Mash Your Vegetables into Creative, Craveable Meals

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I feel like Im still in the honeymoon phase, and I dont mean that about my marriage (although thats true, too!)I mean that about Inspiralized. Im often asked, How do you have so much energy to do everything you do? My honest answer? The energy comes from gratitude: I truly love what I doI love getting to build recipes to make healthy eating more approachable, accessible, and less overwhelming for thousands of people. Im humbled to be able to share my journey with these people every day. Im absolutely uplifted by such an amazing community, and without them, books number 1, 2, and now 3 would never have happened. So thank you to each and every one of my Inspiralized readersyoure just as much a part of this as I am!

I have a lot of other people to thank for this gorgeous book youre holding:

To the CLARKSON POTTER TEAM for continuing to believe in me and Inspiralized. Without your vision and dedication to growing my brand, this cookbook would never be in the hands of so many inspired cooks. Doris, thank you for giving me yet another chance at Inspiralizing the world. Jana, Natasha, and Carly, thank you for giving this book the opportunity to reach more and more people. And to everyone supporting me backstage (Stephanie, Mia, Laura, Mark, Alex, Nick, and Heather), I couldnt have done it without your expertise and guidance.

Special thanks are in order for my editor, AMANDA ENGLANDER. Thank you for broadening my horizons with the theme of this cookbook and for taking me out of my comfort zone to create something truly special. You challenge me and push me to my creative limits, while respecting my vision, and Im so happy we found our groove. No one works under pressure like we do, and Im grateful to have you along for that journey!

ALYSSA REUBEN, you are a real Inspiralized pioneer! Each project is better and better having you in my corner. I sleep easier knowing I can always come to you. Im excited to see where this new direction with Inspiralized & Beyond brings me!

To the PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM when I didnt think I could be any more impressed after two stunning cookbooks, youve blown me away. Evan Sung, thank you for once again running the show and putting everyone at ease on set. I looked forward to every day of the shoot, knowing my recipes would come to life thanks to your brilliant way of capturing food. Carla Gonzalez-Hart, you hustled even while seven months pregnant and proved that artists work from a place of passion and true talent. Andrea Greco, it was a blast having you on set. Kate Schmidt, from every sprinkle of kosher salt to each tweezer removal of wilted herbs, you made the food look better than I could ever imagine it could. Thank you for all the little tweaks that added beauty to every shotand congrats on the marriage!

KRISTIN DONNELLY, thank you for racing with me to the very finish! All of your suggestions, modifications, and responses to my frantic text messages made this book sing! I couldnt be happier with how all of the recipes turned out.

LAURA ARNOLD, thank you again for your help testing the spiralized recipes in this cookbook.

MEAGHAN, I mean it when I say youre a lifesaver. Whether were Gchatting all day long or youre sitting next to me in the office, I feel like the Inspiralized team is strong and we are growing this brand into a true household name together! Work is more fun with you there. Thank you for believing in Inspiralized even off the clock and always managing to get everything doneI dont know how we do it, but I love our little two-woman show!

GRAMS, the past year has been the toughest our family has ever had to face with the loss of Poppy. As devastating as it has been to go through, weve gone through it together, as we always do. You and Pops will always inspire me, and whenever I think of you two together, Im filled with nothing but happiness and love. I know Pops is looking down now and overjoyed to see you as a great-grandmother! I love you, Grams.

FELICIA, by the time this book is published, youll be a married woman! Although Ben may not love vegetables as much as you and I do, hes always been such a supporter of Inspiralized, and for that hes a keeper. I love you so much and am so proud of youas a friend, a sister, a daughter, and Aunt Feef! Cheers to having fun together while keeping healthy, always.

DAD, youve graduated to a grandpa! I couldnt be more excited for my baby boy to get to know his Poppy. Ive loved seeing you enjoy spiralized veggies and healthy food more and more each year, and I know Mom will be cooking you plenty of the recipes from this book to totally convert you into a health nut! Thank you for continuing to support me at every stage of life. I love you.

MOM, Ill always have to give you credit for discovering spiralizing and introducing me to it, but this time around, I want to thank you for inspiring me to go beyond Inspiralized. You always encourage my creativity, support me with all of my ideas, and fight for me when I need that extra support. I love the corny quotes you text me, and Ill never stop counting down the sleeps to our visits! I couldnt have survived the photo shoot without you; I loved having you there to take care of Lucahe loves you so much! I hope to be the type of mother to our baby boy as you were to me: the best! I love you more.

LU, you win husband of the year every year were married. Thank you for everything. Thank you for doing the dishes (almost) every night. Thank you for making me laugh constantly and making even the most mundane of days exciting. Thank you for inspiring me to be a better friend, daughter, sister, wife, and person. Thank you for encouraging me to push myself as an entrepreneur and being such an inspirational one yourself (a shout-out to the New Tradition team for crushing it!). Thank you for bragging to every person you meet about InspiralizedIm finally convinced youre my #1 fan (sorry, Mom!). But above all else, thank you for giving me the greatest gift of all: our baby boy, Luca.

APPENDIX B:

BEST FRUITS & VEGETABLES FOR SPIRALIZING

There are 25 to 30 different fruits and veggies you can spiralize. The most common are:

APPLE

BEET

BELL PEPPER

BROCCOLI

BUTTERNUT SQUASH

CABBAGE

CARROT

CELERIAC

CHAYOTE

CUCUMBER

JICAMA

KOHLRABI

ONION

PARSNIP

PEAR

RADISH

RUTABAGA

SWEET POTATO

TURNIP

WHITE POTATO

ZUCCHINI AND SUMMER SQUASH

There are certain vegetables and fruits that can be spiralized, but arent used as noodle alternativestheyre spiralized as a beautiful garnish or a more fun shape. Some of these include:

CANTALOUPE spiralize cantaloupe to add a twist to a salad

LEMONS, LIMES, AND ORANGES spiralize a citrus fruit to infuse water or use as a garnish in a cocktail