This book is for you if . . . you can't grow an heirloom tomato to save your life. your benchmark for a successful outing in the kitchen is not sending a family member to the hospital. you think making DIY escargot with garden snails is a good way to keep your carrot sprouts from getting eaten, you get joy from picking the first apricot of summer, you go to the internet for athlete's foot remedies, and you think sprouting an avocado tree from a pit is a cool idea. This book is for those of us who dare to risk failing spectacularly in the kitchen or the garden, all the while taking the time to pause and celebrate the successes when they come. I'm with you all the way.