Kathy Hester is the founder of the blogs Healthy Slow Cooking (http: //www.healthyslowcooking.com) and Busy Vegan (http: //busyvegan.blogspot.com). She writes for various online health and cooking websites, including Bright Hub (http: //www.brighthub.com), Divine Caroline (http: //www.divinecaroline.com), Everything Mom (http: //www.everythingmom.com), and The Healthy Hostess (http: //www.thehealthyhostess.com). She lives in Durham, NC with her partner, two cats, and one dog.