To my small and mighty team of the most talented, hardworking people I know:
To my husband, Jack, for going with the flow that day in 2011 when I handed you a camera and its manual and said, “We’re starting a food blog.” For patiently putting up with late-night shoots, cold food, and my occasional meltdown when that napkin just wouldn’t go in the right place.
To my mom, my number one fan, thank you for supporting every one of my creative ambitions. Thank you for being our very first blog reader and for tirelessly proofreading every last word of this book. Thank you for flying in when things got crazy. For washing truckloads of dishes, running countless errands, feeding the dogs when we’d forget, and for picking out the perfect cauliflower for this photo.
To Trina Bentley, for designing the most beautiful book possible. As always, I love our seamless collaboration where words aren’t usually even necessary.
To Jenn Elliott Blake, for packing up (literally so many boxes) and flying to Austin when I needed your help most. I’m in awe of your talent and eye for the tiniest prop styling details. These pages are infinitely more beautiful because of you.
To Judy Linden, my amazing book agent, for encouraging me to create a book in the first place. Thank you for guiding me through this crazy process.
To Lucia Watson, my wonderful editor, thank you for your passion, support, and encouragement. Also, thank you to Andrea Magyar and the entire Penguin dream team. I’m still pinching myself for this opportunity to work together.
Thank you to the vegetable farmers in Austin whose produce adorns these pages—everyone at the SFC farmers market, Rain Lily Farm, The Farmhouse Delivery, Tecolote Farm, and Johnson’s Backyard Garden.
Most important, thank you to the Love & Lemons blog readers! This book is for you and also because of you.