Kathy Farrell-Kingsley is the author of many cookbooks, including Chocolate Therapy, The Big Book of Vegetarian, and Chocolate Cakes, selected as one of the best cookbooks of 1993 by Julia Child. Kathy was the food editor of Vegetarian Times for five years, and she has written numerous articles for other publications, such as Cooking Light, Eating Well, and McCall's. She was the founder of Great Cakes Bakery, which still operates in Westport, Connecticut. Kathy lives in Newtown, Connecticut, with her husband and two daughters.