Title: CEO (At the Office & In The Kitchen), Recipe Creator, YouTuber
Location: New Orleans Area, Louisiana
Education: MBA + Institute for Integrative Nutrition Coach (IIN)
Expertise: Create family-friendly recipes that get devoured at every meal. Teach anyone how to cook for their family. Wellness coaching for moms, Cookbook writing, and Video content creation.
Hi, I’m Laura.
Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, food writer, and recipe developer with 15+ years of experience helping families cook meals that actually get eaten. I’m the author of five cookbooks, a Food Network competition winner, and the creator of six recipe and wellness websites visited by millions…
…and yet somehow, I still forget to defrost the chicken from time to time.
What I Do (Besides Reheat My Coffee 3x a Day)
I help busy moms simplify mealtimes with no-fail recipes so feeding their family feels easier (and better) than eating out.
I Didn’t Plan This—But I’m So Glad It Happened
I didn’t go to culinary school. But I was raised with my grandmother’s cooking in Spain—and by a single mom who pulled off simple from-scratch meals, even on her busiest days.
In my 20s, I had a hungry family, a tight budget, and a deep desire to figure it out. So I taught myself to cook by watching the Food Network, checking out cookbooks from the library, and making all the mistakes.
In 2006, I became a mom. In 2010, I started blogging my journey of learning how to cook fast, healthy-ish meals that didn’t taste like cardboard.
I launched my first website, MOMables, to help parents pack better lunches—and from there, things just kept growing.
Today, that one blog has grown into a portfolio of six websites, spanning everything from family recipes to wellness and even tequila cocktails.
Wanting to support my community beyond the plate, I went back to school and earned my certification as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through IIN—the world’s largest and most respected health coaching school.
This gave me a deeper understanding of wellness, habits, and how real change happens (especially when life is busy and messy).
I’ve also published five cookbooks, been trained in recipe writing by professional food editors, and built a trusted corner of the internet where families return again and again because the food just… works.
The Not-So-Serious Stuff (But Totally Me)
- I’m moderately obsessed with tacos and coffee—and believe both are essential food groups
- I ran my first mile at 40… and cried. Since then, I’ve run half-marathons and a full marathon (slowly, but hey—it’s cheaper than therapy)
- I have a spinal deformity, but it doesn’t define me—unless I catch a glimpse in the mirror naked… then yeah, still working on that one
- I travel often and collect Starbucks mugs from around the world. I even built a custom wall of shelves just for them
- I personally write every email I send. No bots, no fluff—just me, writing to a community that reaches over a million inboxes a month
Wow, you’ve come so far. Drop me a DM on Instagram, follow on Pinterest for more inspo, or Facebook if you’re old school like me – whichever is your fave!
I’m so glad you’re here.
Laura