Author Acknowledgments

The inspiration for my recipes comes from numerous places, but particularly from my family. I grew up in a house where some of the happiest moments were centered around cooking and eating together. Today, family recipes and nostalgic flavors from both the Angelo and White sides of the family are often the foundation for new recipes. These traditions are shaping the food landscape for my three daughters, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. I am also lucky to have a strong support system outside of my home kitchen—my colleagues at Quinnipiac University, many of whom I’ve convinced to buy Instant Pots while working on this book, and my tight knit “framily” of friends in the community of Fairfield where I live. Thank you all for encouraging me to play with food and share it with you. Finally, Healthy Instant Pot Cookbook would not exist without the team at DK Books lead by Brook Farling. I so appreciate your expertise and ability to turn my delicious (and sometimes scattered) ideas into properly organized realities.