Molly Baz - Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat: A Cookbook

Acknowledgments

To my sweet, sweet husband, Ben : Its ridiculous to even include you in this list of acknowledgments because, frankly, your name should be on the spine next to mine. Thank you for enduring months and months of incessant book talk. Thank you for tasting every recipe in this book and recognizing when my food wasnt me when I couldnt. This book is only cool because of you. To my incredible photographers, Taylor Peden and Jen Munk : I never in a million years thought youd actually want to do this project, and I sort of still cant believe ityour talent is completely unrivaled in the food world and I am so blessed. To my fierce and loyal agent, Nicole Tourtelot : You are such a badassits almost unfathomable. Thank you for handling every little thing with such confidence, composure, and grace. To my editor, Jenn Sit : Thank you for asking me to breakfast the first time we met. I was scared shitless, but you lit a fire in me, and this book is the result of that. I am forever grateful for your insights and encouragement. To my fabulous food stylist, Christopher St. Onge : Im so glad I found you!! I knew we shared an aesthetic when I first saw the way you sliced celery, and it was really all the convincing I needed. Ill never slice my celery any other way. You and your very talented assistants absolutely killed the styling in this book. To my pumpkin-pie-loving prop stylist/Mojo Mama, Eli Jaime : Thank you for bringing the most beautiful props and, equally, the most ridiculous sense of humor to our set every day. Your talent is rivaled only by your silliness, and I love that for you. To my fab French design team, Violaine & Jrmy : Sans vous deux, mes plus grands rves de design nauraient jamais pu tre raliss. Et comme vous seuls savez si bien le faire, vous avez russi les rendre encore plus grands et encore plus beaux. Merci du plus profond de mon cur, pour ce travail accompli dont je suis extrmement fire. To Yeah-Ya : Thank you for swooping in and so effortlessly saving the day in a time of crisis. I promise to cook for you and feed you any time you want, no questions asked. To Ali Slagle , the most efficient, organized recipe tester I know: Thank you for all of your hard work and focus, and for always keeping the big picture in mind as you cooked through Every. Single. Recipe. In this book. To Andrea Nguyen , thank you for all of the insightful wisdom and experience you so generously brought to this book. To my parents, Jill and Doug : WOW. This goes without saying, but your unwavering support of me, of my career, and of the journey that is my first published cookbook is one of the greatest gifts Ill ever be lucky enough to receive. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. To my brother, Adam : As long as you are my older brother, everything I do Ill do to impress you, and this book is no exception. We are the bad babies. Don't you ever forget it. To the worlds sweetest weenie, Tuna : You are the longest and most delicious little hot dog Ive ever known, and waking up next to you every day is an absolute joy. To my Babela : I am so proud of the competent cook youve become over the last few years. Thank you for cooking through so many of my recipes, for your thorough notes and at times ridiculous questions. Theres a lot of crema in this bookI did that for you. To Sam Russell a.k.a. Tiff a.k.a. Shmuel: Thank you for reading and cooking your way through this book and coming to my aid when I needed it the most. You are an absolute gem. To Yoland and Jared : Thank you for being my cheerleaders and my most reliable recipe testers. Your enthusiasm for this book did not go unnoticed. To mi Nora , my culinary soul sister: Thank you for all the sound advice, brainstorming, and ideating you always provide. Theres no one in this world I enjoy cooking and eating with more than you. For the last time, Im so sorry I left you hanging on our first date. To the Biggest Dog, Declan : Thank you for being so unbelievably insightful and wise and helping to shape all of my thoughts and ideas since day one of this endeavor. We are the happy ones, dont ever forget it. To Milky and Little Ms. Schmultz : Thank you for answering every annoying question Ive ever asked you about how to manage my social. I know you think I am offline, but having you two by my side makes me feel a little closer to the possibility of getting back on. To my former boss turned Cheese Queen and Friend4Lyfe, Carla : Ive said it before but Ill say it again, thank you for seeing in me whatever it was you did and opening the door to the world of BA for me. It has been an absolute honor and privilege to work under you, with you, and alongside you. There are exactly zero moms as cool as you, and I cant wait to see what the future holds for us both.

To my Test Kitchen Fam, Andy , Chris , Sohla , Brad , Claire , and Gaby : Working alongside the six of you for the last four years has been the greatest honor of my professional career. You are easily the most talented, thoughtful, creative, and F-U-N cooks Ive ever known. Thank you for making work feel like play every day of my life. To @grossypelosi : Thank you for loving my chicken wings children like they are your own, and for all of the beautifully curated objects you surround yourself with that are featured in this book. To Era Ceramics , Caraway , Caroline Hurley , Design Within Reach , East Fork Pottery , and Great Jones : Thank you for generously donating so many beautiful, perfect, vibey productsall of which brought so much life to this book. And lastly, but certainly not least, to everyone on the team at Potter : Thank you for believing I deserve to write a cookbook and for putting so much energy, spirit, and enthusiasm into the making of this book. It has been nothing short of a dream come true.