Katie Parker is the founder, recipe developer, writer, and photographer for the food blog Veggie and the Beast. She's been a vegetarian for twenty-five of her twenty-eight years, and her boyfriend, Ryan?an avowed carnivore, outdoorsman, and bowhunter?came up with the name. With Ryan at the table, Parker has upped her game to serve high-protein, hearty, vegetarian fare that satisfies both of them. They live together in Edina, Minnesota.