ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This was a challenging but rewarding book to write, and there are some important people who helped me along the way.

Thank you to Jill Alexander, Heather Godin, Megan Buckley, and Renae Haines for giving me the opportunity to fulfill my dream of writing a cookbook and for all of your hard work in helping to shape this book into something I’m truly proud of.

Thank you to my husband, Bryan, for doing the vacuuming and laundry and being my shoulder to cry on. I truly couldn’t have done this without you and I love you. Thanks to my parents for showing me the love of food and for always believing in me. Thanks to my dad for encouraging my interest in photography and to my mom for teaching me to cook and collect recipes. Thank you to my sister, Andrea, for reminding me how capable I am. Thank you to my friend Missy for being my cheerleader.

A huge thanks to all of the family, friends, and coworkers who helped taste-test everything and relieve us of the constant buildup of cookies and muffins!

A special thank you to Jane Muir, Jane Varney, Maria Stevenberg, and Marina Iacovou with Monash University for consulting with me. Thank you to the rest of the Monash University team for the work and research you are doing. The app is so useful. Thank you to Patsy Catsos for the wonderful advice and to Kate Scarlata for your website and willingness to share about FODMAPs. And thanks to you both for bringing the low-FODMAP diet to the United States. There are a lot of happy bellies out there because of you.