Nadine Abensur is the author of seven vegetarian cookery books, including The Cranks Bible and Enjoy. Nadine ran a vegetarian catering company in London for many years and was then Food Director of the vegetarian chain Cranks. She moved to Australia in 2002, wrote another book or two and then opened an art gallery, which she ran for 11 years. After many years of not daring to, she has now taken up painting.