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.