Celebrating Cinco de Mayo and beyond… Cheers to celebration – to cool projects, to new babies in the family, to graduation, to folded laundry, to love, to that new flower that sprouted up in your garden. This coming weekend, marks a very special day in my neighborhood. On top of launching our new eBook, Eat Real Essentials, I’ve been collaborating [...]
Chili Lime Tofu Tostadas
I am a creature of habit. But who isn’t, right? We find the things that we like, we settle into routines, we opt for the KNOWN path of least resistance. We find our little ways of creating comfort (and order). Like everyone else, I have my little “things” that I do and like. I think of the wooden spoon I [...]
Creamy {vegan} Broccoli Soup
My mom always had her own sense of style – this eclectic mix of hand-me-downs that she had gathered over the years. Most of it came from my fashionista grandmother. Beautiful stuff that would have been perfect for any Mad Men party. Less so for a trip to the grocery store, a Little League game or a weekend beach picnic. [...]
Roasted Carrot & Wild Rice Salad
Serendipity is a funny thing. You know what I mean? Those happy, “unplannable” coincidences that feel so natural as they unfold. As I was sitting on my front stoop earlier today enjoying a quick sunshine break, I realized that we are actually living one right now at Eat Life Whole. We are, quite unintentionally, finding ourselves and our little biz [...]
Healthy Brunch Recipes for Easter
Who needs a few brunch recipes for this easter weekend? Special savory egg dishes, sweet waffles, or how about a french-inspired side salad for your friends and family? Easter is here and boy does it remind me to embrace more TRADITION in my life. Going back to my “little girl days” back in Seattle, I remember wearing a new dress for [...]
Raw Kale Salad with Brussels Sprouts & Celery
Around the age of 7, I started telling people that I was going to be a lawyer when I grew up. I don’t really know why. I don’t think that I knew any lawyers at the time. Maybe because the answer was so simple, tight – requiring no further explanation. And it always got a positive response from the grown-up [...]
Green Goddess Dressing
I tend to be a bit of a rule breaker. Always have been. And that started carrying over into how I cook long ago. I think of recipes as more of a friendly suggestion. They offer a helpful starting point and then I take it from there. The only real exceptions are baked goods and salad dressings. When I mention [...]
Dark Chocolate Maca Fruit Bites
Ah, it’s love week – the week where red roses and heart-shaped chocolates come out to greet you at the grocery store. Well, if you are living anything close to the lives of Springer and myself (enthusiastically busy with exciting projects, deadlines, and family events), then you might be thinking that some genuine TLC (tender lovin’ care) may be the [...]
Chocolate Maca Milkshake
Happy (barely 2-year) Anniversary, Eat Life Whole! It was about 730 days ago when Springer and I decided to make Eat Life Whole a real, legal “thing” in our lives. February 14th marks the beginning of something new and different – a leap into the unknown, much different than our career paths before 2011. We spent the first year of [...]
Sesame Bok Choy
Only two weeks into January and the holiday break already feels like a distant memory. The little girls and I have settled back into our regular routine – bouncing between school, the office, afternoon activities and household duties. Although a bit frenetic, there is something comforting about it all. Maybe the familiarity. Or waking up in the morning, knowing what [...]


















