I am so grateful for all of the talented and caring individuals who helped make this book possible.
To my editor, Julie Bennett, and my agent, Steve Troha, thank you both for working with me again to bring my third book into the Ten Speed family. I feel lucky to work with such a dream team, and appreciate the support of the entire crew at the Crown Publishing Group and Penguin Random House. Thanks to Emma Campion for your skilled art direction, to Lisa Schneller Bieser for designing such a beautiful book layout, and to Dan Myers for nailing the production. Thank you also to copy editor Amanda Dix, proofreader Ellen Cavalli, and production editor Lisa Regul for your attention to detail when reviewing and perfecting my manuscript.
To the team at Instant Pot, thank you for giving this book your stamp of approval and for your support throughout this entire process.
To my readers and Detoxinista community, this book wouldn’t be possible without your daily visits, comments, and emails. You all keep me motivated and inspired, and I am forever grateful for your support and encouragement!
To my volunteer recipe testers, thank you for bravely trying my Instant Pot experiments, both good and bad, and for providing such honest and detailed feedback. These recipes are better because of you.
I couldn’t have done it without the help of Karen and Kevin McNellis; Mike McNellis; Sue von Geyso; Courtney and Tucker Gilmore; Sara, Tom, Audrey, and Ian Maples; Kristina and Alex Henton; Laura Sloofman; Zoe Bellinghausen; Wendy Burns; Beth Jelks; Lily Patino; Jennifer Haer; Pam DuBois; Cindy O’Brien-Hallberg; Nicole Cochrane; Melissa Poirier Schnase; Talitha Ellsworth; Joani Rengering Means; Chelsea Rose; Allie Duquette-Fuller; and Kendra Bauman. And a special thanks to my youngest taste testers, Charlotte, Finn, Beckett, and Penny.
To my mom and dad, thank you for your constant love and support. Dad was right when he said he married Mary Poppins! Mom, I couldn’t have done this without you, and my kids are so lucky to have you in their lives. (And I’m lucky to have you, too!) You went above and beyond your grandparental duties during this busy time in my life, and I appreciate it more than I can say. I love you both!
To my mother-in-law, Sue, thank you for all of your help, from taste-testing to trying to keep up with my messy kitchen, and, most important, for being “Grand” to my kids. I really appreciate all the extra time you put in to help keep us afloat!
To Marie Radke, thank you for being such an excellent multitasker. I appreciate you taking the time to help me each week, and especially for being my hand model throughout this book.
To my son and daughter, I feel like the luckiest person alive to have you both in my life, and I cherish each moment that we get to spend together. You bring so much laughter and joy into our home! It is because of you that I wanted to create the recipes in this book, so that I could minimize my time in the kitchen and spend more of it with you.
Finally, to Austin, thank you for putting up with our chaotic kitchen, taste-testing my recipe successes and failures, taking care of our son’s middle-of-the-night wake-up sessions, and for being the best husband, and father to our children, that I could possibly imagine. You are the most caring, creative, and fun person I know, and I am so lucky that I get to be married to you.