I have been a vegetarian since I was eighteen & a vegan for the last few years. I have eight animals at home - four dogs & four cats - & also an animal called a wife, for whom I learned to make delicious vegan meals because there are few vegan-friendly places in Kentucky, where we lived for many years. Now we're living in Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, where there are a dizzying number of vegan choices - but I still love to cook!