On Tuesday night, this happened.

Deb Perelman was in Salt Lake City for a Smitten Kitchen Cookbook signing!

I got an awkward but happy picture with her. I also bought her book.

I knew there was a reason I’d held out on buying it.

I don’t typically cook from cookbooks anymore, since I follow so many blogs that are publishing beautiful new recipes every day. But this is an obvious exception. I neeeeeded it. Everyone needs it.

Paging through the recipes made me so hungry. I can’t wait to start cooking my way through them ASAP!