Acknowledgments

A huge thank-you to Amanda Englander for putting up with me and dealing with my crazy Tieghan mind…and my grammar! Without you, this book would be the most chaotic piece of writing there ever was. Thank you for organizing my thoughts, taming my ideas, and teaching me that there is such a thing as too many exclamation points and overuse of all-capital letters. You made this book the best it could be, thank you times a million!!! Yes, three exclamation points are necessary.

I also would like to thank everyone at Clarkson Potter for helping to create a cookbook that I am beyond excited about. Stephanie Huntwork and Jen Wang, thank you for your impeccable taste and incredible designs. Thank you for coaching me through the photography process of shooting this book and for helping me to make every mouthwatering photo. Thank you to Terry Deal, Kim Tyner, Erica Gelbard, and Carly Gorga for bringing the book to life and for getting it out into the world!

Thank you to Peter Hoffman, my faithful recipe tester, for all of your invaluable feedback. You worked incredible hours and were even able to complete my last-minute recipe submissions. You helped to make the book what it is today.

Special thanks to Maeve Sheridan for packing up and shipping dozens of boxes of props and surfaces to Colorado. You are simply amazing and your taste in dishes is spot-on.

To my dad, without his help I could not have survived the process of writing this book. Thank you for being the best dishwasher a daughter could ask for…and for instilling in me at a very young age a love for cheese and fresh basil. You are the bestest!

To my mom, who taught me that kindness is the key to success, to never accept the word no, and that my only limit in life is me. Thank you for being my partner, my best friend…and for making the world’s best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Never could I ever ask for a better mom.

To little Miss Asher, who no matter what can put a smile on my face, any time, any day. Thanks for being the world’s most perfect gum-smacking, ice-cream-eating, “food holding” model I could ever ask for. I love you more than you know, little sis! You are such a little weirdo…don’t ever change. To all my crazy brothers, friends, and anyone else who helped me taste-test all the recipes included in this cookbook. Thanks for the honest feedback and good times. Glad I was able to keep you guys full over the last year-plus while developing these recipes! You guys might drive me crazy, but I love you all!

To my kind, caring, and incredibly hardworking agent, Stacey Glick. I am still in awe of you and how much you do daily—you are awesome. Thank you for taking me in, showing me the ropes, and helping me through the process of writing this book. You were with me every step of the way and I can’t wait to do it again.

Last, but certainly not least, to all my loyal halfbakedharvest.com, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest followers, this book would not have been possible without each and every one of you. I made this cookbook for you; my hope is that it will become a cookbook you turn to daily. Thank you for your frequent, kind as ever, comments and positive feedback. You guys will always be my favorite people and you are the bright spot in every day.