Quick and Easy Vegetarian Cooking for Beginners by Erin Alderson

Erin Alderson is the recipe developer, photographer and voice behind the whole foods, vegetarian blog Naturally Ella. Erin started blogging on a whim in 2007 as a healthy baking blog but has since then grown into a thriving seasonal, whole foods resource site. She grew up in a traditional middle class family that had a diet largely subsistent on fast food. Five years ago Erin's father suffered a massive heart attack leaving Erin to question her own health and eating habits. Since then, she has ditched processed foods in lieu of a whole foods. Erin is a large proponent of local agriculture and seasonal eating which has become a large part of the Naturally Ella. Erin is also the author of The Homemade Flour Cookbook (Fair Winds Press). www.naturallyella.com

Photographer and Web designer Erin Alderson is the voice behind Naturally Ella, a whole foods, vegetarian blog that features accessible, healthy recipes. Erin's work has been featured on The Kitchn, Food and Wine, Food52, and Bon Appetit. When not creating a mess in the kitchen, Erin can be found in the mountains hiking or snowboarding. She currently resides in Sacramento, California, with her husband, Mike, and her husky, Radar.