Kathy Gunst, a contributing editor of Parenting magazine, wrote The Parenting Cookbook for today's busy parents who, like her, want to do more than serve fast food or frozen food. She is the author of Roasting, Leftovers, The Great New England Food Guide, and Condiments. She has written widely on food, travel, and parenting issues for such publications as the New York Times, Yankee Magazine, Country Journal, Food & Wine, and Bon Appetit. Her reports on food are heard on Monitor Radio. She lives with her husband and two daughters on the New England coast.