Lily Malterre

Lily Malterre is a recipe developer at Nourishing Meals®, where she combines a lifelong foundation in whole foods cooking with immense creativity and an intuitive understanding of flavor. Raised in the kitchen alongside her mother, Alissa Segersten, Lily began helping prepare food and chop vegetables as soon as she could stand. Her first words were “it’s hot,” a phrase familiar from standing on a chair beside her mother at the stove.

By eight, Lily was cooking meals and creating recipes of her own. One of those early creations, Lily’s Lemongrass Soup, appears in The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook. At fourteen, she wrote, developed recipes for, and photographed her first cookbook, published as a PDF. Those years of tasting, experimenting, and cooking helped shape her ability to combine whole foods into deeply flavorful, satisfying meals.

Lily holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Environmental Science from Western Washington University. As an assistant site manager for an agency providing supported living for adults with developmental disabilities, she applies her education to helping people build confidence and independence through everyday skills, including cooking, meal planning, and grocery shopping.

This work has deepened her understanding of how practical guidance and consistent routines help people make nourishing meals part of daily life. At Nourishing Meals®, Lily brings that perspective to creating approachable recipes that turn the intention to eat well into meals people can confidently prepare and enjoy. Her work catering large farm-to-table events also draws on her creativity and intuitive understanding of flavor, bringing fresh ingredients together in memorable meals.

Since moving away from home at eighteen, Lily has continued preparing whole, nutrient-dense meals for herself while balancing school, work, and independent life. She understands the daily decisions involved in cooking well around a full-time schedule. At Nourishing Meals®, she brings that experience together with her lifelong love of flavor to create recipes that make everyday meals both nourishing and memorable.