Katie Parker is the author of The High-Protein Vegetarian Cookbook, and the founder, recipe developer, writer, and photographer for the food blog Veggie and the Beast. She’s been a vegetarian since the age of three, while her longtime love Ryan (“The Beast”) grew up bow hunting and eating venison steaks. To please both of their tastes, Katie focuses on unique, approachable, crowd-pleasing vegetarian recipes that people of all diets can enjoy.