About Kathy Patalsky - Author of the Blog

Welcome and hello!

Well hello there! Kathy Patalsky here. I am so glad you found my blog. This is my little corner of the internet, where I get to embrace and share all of my favorite things: food, writing, photography, travel, wellness, education, art, culture and community. Oh and cats, how could I forget, kitty cats.

But really, what’s this blog all about? How will it add value to your very busy life? Read my HHL Ground Rules. (Don’t worry the rules/goals are for me, not you! Number 8 is a doozy.)

Kathy Patalskys Bio:

Kathy Patalsky is the creator of the lifestyle blog HealthyHappyLife.com. She is the author of two cookbooks, 365 Vegan Smoothies and Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen. Kathy’s recipes and photography work have been featured in Saveur, BuzzFeed, LATimes, CNN, VegNews, Channel 8 New Haven, Disney’s Babble, Ladies Home Journal, TheKitchn, NPR.com and more. Press links here. In 2010, Kathy created the recipe-fueled community website + App, Finding Vegan – which has over a million followers on social media. Kathy grew up in Santa Cruz, California. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles with her two kitty cats and husband.

Browse my work:

My cookbooks
The HHL recipe index
Personal posts | reflections
Sponsorship portfolio | brand work
Press updates
All of my creative projects | including side projects/brands
Browse posts on travel, beauty, creativity or all things vegan.

Kathy Patalsky: A bit of backstory…

My blogging journey began back in 2007 when I found myself newly living NYC with my husband, and fully inspired by the vast culinary scene and abundance of #vegan restaurants, trends and community popping up. I started out by writing about hot topics in the media while crafting and self-publishing three children’s books under my brand The Lunchbox Bunch. Eventually, I found my way to one of my true loves – cooking. I spent many, many hours in my (tiny!!) NYC kitchen playing with ingredients and developing recipes. I taught myself food photography, joined Twitter (in 2008) and was on my way.

kathy patalsky taking photo — Kitchen, Computer, Camera… my fave three creative mediums.

This career has taught me so much! It has allowed me to grow, thrive and heal. It has allowed me to embrace and develop the creative and entrepreneurial sides of myself.

Connection.

Blogging has gifted me a space to share my stories – my human experience – with all of you. And oh what an amazing community this is! Beyond HHL, the blogging + vegan + social media + creative + writing communities I have found online and in my career have been such a joy.

More About Me… In my swanky dating-show voice…

I love cozy nights in, total introvert here. Introvert with a serious craving for stages and spotlights. I love farmer’s markets, tennis, giant foamy lattes, the ocean, 90’s sitcoms, snow, rainy days, hot cocoa with soy whip, movie nights, beach fog, snuggly clothes, road trips and pop music, smoothies, pink sunsets, dancing in the middle of the day, animals – big and small – travel, family – my amazing husband – Broadway shows, Disneyland, daydreaming and all things comforting, silly, kind and creative. 101 Things I Love.

kathy patalsky juggling green apples — *photo by Sabrina Hill

Kathy’s Brand Work + Sponsorships…

Brands + PR:
– Details on how to work with me.
– My Work. Browse my creative projects, including my sponsored + contract work.
– Contact. Email kathy (at) lunchboxbunch (dot com) – or contact form

Social Media...

Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube. Finding Vegan: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Take a Look Around!..

– FOOD. Recipe Index
– TRAVEL. Travel Stories
– LIFE. Life Updates + Personal Posts
– VIDEOS. Cooking + Travel videos
– NEWSLETTER. Past issues of my newsletter
– LOVED. My most popular recipe

Screenwriting

I added a new passion to my list of creative arts last year: screenwriting! So far, I have completed two one-hour drama pilot scripts and one spec, and from my year at UCLA’s TFT Professional Program I graduated with a Certificate in Television Screenwriting.

I was also awarded a “Second Round” placing at the 2019 Austin Film Fest for my spec script of The Handmaid’s Tale. And I have started volunteering with an amazing non-profit, Young Storytellers. Not sure where my screenwriting will take me, but I love this new way to tell stories and share my point of view with the world.

More Info About Kathy Patalsky:

Visit my Life + Food Philosophy page. Or do a deep dive on silly fun facts over here. Browse my creative projects here – personal posts here. Or just twirl on up to the recipes index and find something delicious to cook, bake or blend!