Ellen Kanner is the soulful vegan award-winning author of Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life, Faith and What to Eat for Dinner and Beans: A Handful of Magic. She has been writing about food, wellness and sustainability for more than 20 years for various outlets and her blog, Soulful Vegan, Professional organizations include: the Association of Food Journalists, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Les Dames d’Escoffier and the Association of Health Care Journalists.