Dining together is a great way to foster a relationship, but many vegans find themselves in conflict with partners, family members, or friends who don’t share their dietary persuasion. If those vegans are lucky, their loved ones will be happy to share meatless dishes and won’t mind postponing a steak or chicken dinner until they eat out. More often than not, however, both vegans and meat eaters are forced to accommodate each other in the confines of the same kitchen. The emotions stirred by their contrary diets can heat that kitchen to the boiling point. Enter cookbook author, fitness trainer, and kitchen referee Ellen Jaffe Jones.