Salad Days Acknowledgments
I
have been so fortunate to be blessed with a very close and supportive group of
family and friends, who share my enthusiasm and joy in the
preparation of fresh organic foods. I am especially grateful to my best friend,
taste tester, and supportive husband of 24 years, Jim Powell, and my son, Nick,
and his wife, Anna. Their unconditional love, support, and hard work made it
possible for us to create The Salad Girl Organic Salad Dressing Company, which led
to this book.
I'd like to thank Sarah Baron Sullivan for writing the tips on how to be "greener" with your salads. Sarah
writes quarterly e-letters to help market Salad Girl Organic Dressings and
writes the Salad Girls blog. I
could not have done this without her.
To my editor Kari Cornell, and designer Katie Sonmor for finding
my salad recipes and my illustrations interesting enough to create this book,
for their savvy professional advice
and assistance in polishing this manuscript with grace and tact.
To photographer Paul Markert and his able assistant,
Tanesha for creating these beautiful
images and bringing my salads to life!
Many thanks to Jean Walberg , Roddie Turner, Bill
Harmon, Jennifer Harmon, and Jean Schissel for offering their
lovely dishes and beautiful homes for photo shoots.
To all of my loving friends and family who
volunteered many a precious summer Saturday morning to help sell our salad
dressings at the Minneapolis Mill
City Farmers' Market: Roddie Turner, Iliana Rossell, Missy Ward, Sue Moore,
Laura Whitney, Ellie McCabe, Betsey Walberg, and Katherine
Rhule, my darling nieces and nephews Nolan and Brady, Tessah and Jasper, Cole
and Ava, and Joe Rhuele, thank you.
To my sweet sister Patti, and to my wonderfully
supportive brothers David, Steve,
and Kevin, thank you for your loving support.
My dear friends Jennifer and Steve Harmon, thank you
both for all of your creativity, hard work, and friendship; you stood by me and
supported me like the best friends
you are!
And last but not least, thank you to Shari and Roger Wilsey and Maryanne and Jim Kowalski for providing
me with the opportunity to bring my
organic salad dressings to the
retail marketplace. Many thanks for your continued support.