ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Benjamin Mott is a professional cook, recipe tester, and editor with three decades of experience in nonfiction and cookbook publishing. Based in New York City, he has focused his food practice on farm-to-table cooking and organic food choices for more than two decades. And as a loving partner, a mindful parent of two children, and a steward of two very hairy cats, he came to appreciate the health benefits and awesome cleaning properties of many natural, nontoxic ingredients, adapting them for use in his own home.