ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In the first edition of this cookbook, our daughters, Carly and Amanda, were living in California attending school. I wrote, “When they moved away, I realized how much I missed them. I want to thank my daughters for the many ways they contribute to and enhance our family We hope their travels bring them back to Alaska and to Winterlake.” It’s been ten years since I wrote those words and my daughters have indeed returned to Alaska.

After years of travel and fly-fishing around the world, Carly is now married and has a son of her own, Rohnen Zane Potgieter. Carly’s South African husband, Tyrone, works at Winterlake Lodge as a guide manager. Ty’s interest in photography has inspired me and he has taken most of the images in this new edition.

Mandy, a trained pastry chef, works closely with me on a wide variety of culinary projects. She helps to train new chefs in the kitchens of our lodges and she acts as a resource for our culinary team. She travels often with me when we teach cooking classes. And, Mandy’s longtime boyfriend, Neil Lippincott, has worked for us as our Anchorage-based expeditor for the past six years since my father, Jim, retired from that very same position.

An old-fashioned family-based small business is what we have and we couldn’t be happier about that.

My husband, Carl, is still the greatest inspiration for me personally and for our entire family. His love of the natural world and his desire to share the beauty of the backcountry of Alaska has led us all to Winterlake Lodge and to our remarkable lifestyle. I am incredibly thankful for Carl’s creative vision to guide us down a path less traveled.