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back, I appreciate the teachers of Workman. Jim says if these books are
Gran bery Elementary School and the my babies, then he is their godfather!
employees of AmSouth Bank, both in Jim and his staff have done a stupen-
Nashville. And to Diane Hooper and dous job spreading the word from coast
Dorothy Dearth, thank you for keeping to coast; he even appeared on QVC as

things running smoothly in the midst what he calls the “cake mix intern.”
of joyous chaos! And if Jim is the godfather, then Jenny
To my colleagues in the media, thank Mandel in Workman’s special markets
you for embracing The Cake Mix Doctor. department is the fairy godmother, for
They include Candy Sagon, Linda she made QVC happen.
Cicero, Cathy Thomas, Barbara Gibbs Sincere thanks to Suzanne Rafer,
Ostmann, Judy Walker, Susan Puckett, my meticulous and thoughtful editor
Regan Walker, Beverly Mills, Alicia Ross, who continues to teach me well, and to
Janice Okun, Carol Ward, Natalie Haugh - her assistant Beth Doty. Many thanks

ton, Jo Ellen O’Hara, Allison Campbell, to Peter and Carolan Workman for their
Mary Scourtes, Teresa Gubbins, Bev- generosity. To design director Paul
erly Bundy, Judy Evans, Ann Criswell, Hanson, thank you for another deli-
Barbara Houle, and Jann Malone. It was cious cover. And thanks to Lisa Hollan-
fun being on the other side for a change! der and Adriana Cordero for seeing the
To Linda Wertheimer and Carol Klinger, design through to the finished book.
I offer my heartfelt appreciation. To Margo My warm thanks to Kathie Ness for

Baumgart, Wow. To Mary Harrison, her copyediting skills. And to David
come back to Nashville anytime. And to Schiller, Amy Hayworth, and Pat
Tim Brennan, thanks for sharing your Upton, thanks for your continued hard
St. Louis kitchen and your wisdom. work on the Web site. To Lauren Huber,
But no one has talked up The Cake who baked these chocolate cakes for
Mix Doctor and Chocolate from the photography, and to Anthony Loew,
Cake Mix Doctor more than Jim Eber, who photographed them so beautifully,
the cake-crazed publicity director at a big chocolate hug. And once more, to