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  The wondrously talented photographers Clarke Tolton and Davide Luciano, the whip-smart food stylist Claudia Ficca, and the eagle-eyed prop stylist Maeve Sheridan. Thank you for your active and inspired creativity in this collaboration. I’m so love-struck by your interpretation of these recipes I could cry.

  Many thanks to Sofia Reino for recipe testing and insights.

  My sisters, brothers, and mother. With everything I do, I feel your presence and encouragement surrounding me. Thank you for giving me your love and support with no bounds.

  To my late father, Frank McKenna. Thanks for instilling a deep respect for desserts in me and always encouraging me to order the entire dessert menu saying, “You’re worth it!” I miss you terribly.

  I’d be a very tired-looking shell of a girl without my dream of a beauty department, so thank you Dina Gregg and Sera Sloane for polishing me up the way I like!

  Our loving customers. Truly, you feed me and my bakery as much as we feed you. Thank you for never wavering in your support and for showing your love, always.

  My husband, Chris Cechin-De la Rosa. You take such sweet and patient care of me. We did it. Again. I love you.

  index

  Note: Page references in italics indicate photographs.

  Almond Butter and Banana Roll-Up, Crispy, 5.1, 5.2

  Almond Rosemary Crackers, 8.1, 8.2

  Apple Strudel

  Arrowroot

  Artichoke Kale Dip, 9.1, 9.2

  Arugula:

  and Avocado Sandwich with Walnut Spread, 3.1, 3.2

  Bread Salad, 10.1, 10.2

  Pizza with a Salad on Top, 4.1, 4.2

  Avocado:

  and Arugula Sandwich with Walnut Spread, 3.1, 3.2

  Vegetable Club Sandwich, 3.1, 3.2

  Babka, Chocolate, 11.1, 11.2

  Bagels:

  Plain, 1.1, 1.2

  Strawberry–Lemon Zest, 1.1, 1.2

  Banana:

  and Almond Butter Roll-Up, Crispy, 5.1, 5.2

  -Toffee Pudding, 11.1, 11.2

  Bean(s):

  Hummus, 9.1, 9.2

  Walnut Spread

  White, Spread

  Béchamel Sauce, 9.1, 9.2

  Biscuits, 1.1, 1.2

  Pizza, 4.1, 4.2

  Vegetable Home-Fry, 1.1, 1.2

  Bread:

  Brown, 2.1, 2.2

  Bruschetta, 10.1, 10.2

  Butter and Jelly, 5.1, 5.2

  Carrot, 2.1, 2.2

  Chocolate Babka, 11.1, 11.2

  Cinnamon-Raisin, 2.1, 2.2

  Croutons, 10.1, 10.2

  Ethiopian, 6.1, 6.2

  Flatbread, 6.1, 6.2

  Flax Meal, 2.1, 2.2

  Garlic

  Green

  mix-ins for

  Pumpernickel

  Rye

  Salad, 10.1, 10.2

  Sandwich, 2.1, 2.2

  Sesame, Salty-Sweet, 2.1, 2.2

  Spicy Vegetable Cornbread, 2.1, 2.2

  storing

  Stuffing, 10.1, 10.2

  Wrap

  Breadsticks, 8.1, 8.2

  Broccoli:

  Spicy Vegetable Cornbread, 2.1, 2.2

  Vegetable Pot Pie, 7.1, 7.2

  Brown Bread, 2.1, 2.2

  Bruschetta, 10.1, 10.2

  Butter, 9.1, 9.2

  Caesar Dressing

  Carrot Bread, 2.1, 2.2

  Cauliflower:

  Creamy White Sauce

  and Potato Tots, 5.1, 5.2

  Vegetable Pot Pie, 7.1, 7.2

  Chamomile Lavender Cookies

  Cheese:

  Cheese-its, 5.1, 5.2

  Grilled, The Smashed

  Pizza Biscuits, 4.1, 4.2

  Quesadillas

  Chia seeds

  Chocolate:

  Babka, 11.1, 11.2

  Chai Cookies

  Pain au Chocolat, 1.1, 1.2

  Tartlets, Salted

  Cinnamon:

  -Raisin Bread, 2.1, 2.2

  -Sugar Pretzels, 11.1, 11.2

  Cookies:

  adding tea leaves to

  Lemon Sugar

  Shortbread, 11.1, 11.2

  Corn:

  Sweet, and Cilantro Empanadas

  Vegetable Pot Pie, 7.1, 7.2

  Cornbread, Spicy Vegetable, 2.1, 2.2

  Corn Tortillas, 6.1, 6.2

  Crackers:

  Almond Rosemary, 8.1, 8.2

  Butter

  Cheese-its, 5.1, 5.2

  Oat Crackies, 8.1, 8.2

  Croissants

  Pain au Chocolat, 1.1, 1.2

  Spelt, 1.1, 1.2

  Croutons, 10.1, 10.2

  Cucumber(s):

  Bread Salad, 10.1, 10.2

  Tea Sandwich, 3.1, 3.2

  Dips and spreads:

  Hummus, 9.1, 9.2

  Kale Artichoke Dip, 9.1, 9.2

  Mayonnaise, 9.1, 9.2

  Walnut Spread

  White Bean Spread

  Dressing, Caesar

  Earl Grey Cookies

  Eggplant:

  Roasted Vegetable Pizza, 4.1, 4.2

  Vegetable Club Sandwich, 3.1, 3.2

  Empanadas, Sweet Corn and Cilantro

  English Muffins, 1.1, 1.2

  Ethiopian Bread, 6.1, 6.2

  Fats

  Fennel:

  Roasted, Sandwich with White Bean Spread, 3.1, 3.2

  Spinach, and Leek Crostata, 7.1,117

  Flatbread, 6.1, 6.2

  Flax Meal Bread, 2.1, 2.2

  Flours, gluten-free:

  swapping, guide to

  types of

  Flour Tortillas, 6.1, 6.2

  Focaccia:

  with Onion, Rosemary, and Thyme, 4.1, 4.2

  in the Style of Italy, 4.1

  in the Style of the Hippies, 4.1, 4.2

  French Toast, 1.1, 1.2

  French Toast, four ways

  Garlic Bread

  Hummus, 9.1, 9.2

  Jelly and Butter Bread, 5.1, 5.2

  Kale:

  Artichoke Dip, 9.1, 9.2

  Chips, 8.1, 8.2

  Tortillas

  Vegetable Club Sandwich, 3.1, 3.2

  Vegetable Pot Pie, 7.1, 7.2

  Latkes, Zucchini, 6.1, 6.2

  Leek:

  Fennel, and Spinach Crostata, 7.1, 7.2

  and Potato Tart, 7.1, 7.2

  Lemon Sugar Cookies

  Mayonnaise, 9.1, 9.2

  Mushroom Turnovers

  Oat Crackies, 8.1, 8.2

  Olive, Cured Black, and Onion Tart, 7.1, 7.2

  Onion:

  and Cured Black Olive Tart, 7.1, 7.2

  Rosemary, and Thyme, Focaccia with, 4.1, 4.2

  Pain au Chocolat, 1.1, 1.2

  Pancakes:

  Scallion, 6.1, 6.2

  Zucchini Latkes, 6.1, 6.2

  Party Mix, Raging

  Pecan Rolls, Sticky, 11.1, 11.2

  Peppers:

  Baked Samosas with Potato and Green Chile, 6.1, 6.2

  Vegetable Home-Fry Biscuits, 1.1, 1.2

  Pizza:

  Roasted Vegetable, 4.1, 4.2

  with a Salad on Top, 4.1, 4.2

  Pizza Biscuits, 4.1, 4.2

  Pizza Dough

  Pizza Dough, Whole-Grain, 4.1, 4.2

  Pizza Sauce

  Pop Tarts

  Potato(es):

  and Cauliflower Tots, 5.1, 5.2

  and Green Chile, Baked Samosas with, 6.1, 6.2

  and Leek Tart, 7.1, 7.2

  Sweet, and Sage Pull-Apart Rolls, 2.1, 2.2

  Vegetable Pot Pie, 7.1, 7.2

  Potato starch

  Pot Pie, Vegetable, 7.1, 7.2

  Pretzels:

  Cinnamon-Sugar, 11.1, 11.2

  Spelt

  Pudding, Banana-Toffee, 11.1, 11.2

  Puff Pastry:

  Dough, All-Purpose

  ideas for

  Pumpernickel Bread

  Quesadillas

  Raisin-Cinnamon Bread, 2.1, 2.2

  Rolls:

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bsp; Seeded, 2.1, 2.2

  Sticky Pecan, 11.1, 11.2

  Sweet Potato and Sage Pull-Apart, 2.1, 2.2

  Rye Bread

  Salad, Bread, 10.1, 10.2

  Samosas, Baked, with Potato and Green Chile, 6.1, 6.2

  Sandwich Bread, 2.1, 2.2

  Sandwiches:

  Avocado and Arugula, with Walnut Spread, 3.1, 3.2

  Cucumber Tea, 3.1, 3.2

  ideas for

  Roasted Fennel, with White Bean Spread, 3.1, 3.2

  The Smashed Grilled Cheese

  Vegetable Club, 3.1, 3.2

  Sauces:

  Béchamel, 9.1, 9.2

  Mayonnaise, 9.1, 9.2

  Pizza

  White, Creamy

  Scallion Pancakes, 6.1, 6.2

  Seeded Rolls, 2.1, 2.2

  Sesame Bread, Salty-Sweet, 2.1, 2.2

  Shortbread Cookies, 11.1, 11.2

  Socca, 1.1, 1.2

  Spelt Croissants, 1.1, 1.2

  Spelt Pretzels

  Spinach:

  Fennel, and Leek Crostata, 7.1, 7.2

  Green Bread

  Starches

  Sticky Pecan Rolls, 11.1, 11.2

  Strawberry–Lemon Zest Bagels, 1.1, 1.2

  Stuffing, 10.1, 10.2

  Sweeteners

  Sweet Potato and Sage Pull-Apart Rolls, 2.1, 2.2

  Tarts:

  Fennel, Spinach, and Leek Crostata, 7.1, 7.2

  Onion and Cured Black Olive, 7.1, 7.2

  Potato and Leek, 7.1, 7.2

  Salted Chocolate Tartlets

  Toffee-Banana Pudding, 11.1, 11.2

  Tomatoes:

  Bread Salad, 10.1, 10.2

  Bruschetta, 10.1, 10.2

  Pizza Biscuits, 4.1, 4.2

  Pizza Sauce

  Pizza with a Salad on Top, 4.1, 4.2

  Vegetable Club Sandwich, 3.1, 3.2

  Tortillas:

  Corn, 6.1, 6.2

  Flour, 6.1, 6.2

  ideas for

  Kale

  Turnovers, Mushroom

  Vegetable(s):

  adding to recipes

  Club Sandwich, 3.1, 3.2

  Cornbread, Spicy, 2.1, 2.2

  Home-Fry Biscuits, 1.1, 1.2

  Pot Pie, 7.1, 7.2

  Roasted, Pizza, 4.1, 4.2

  Walnut Spread

  Wrap Bread

  Xanthan gum

  Zucchini:

  Latkes, 6.1, 6.2

  Roasted Vegetable Pizza, 4.1, 4.2

  Spicy Vegetable Cornbread, 2.1, 2.2