Since Roomie and I are just starting up this blog, I've been thinking a lot about the important people (and meals, places, ingredients, etc.) that have influenced my approach to cooking and eating, so I can be sure to give them adequate mention in this project. It occurred to me early on that ranking quite high on this list of influential people, right up there with my mom and both grandmothers, is the Raeder family—namely, my dear friend Karoline, her parents, Ernst and Barbara, and siblings Sebastian and Sophie.