Resident chef Kristin Dovbniak, is available to help you get the most out of your time in the kitchen. As a trained culinary chef and graduate of our own Culinary Nutrition Expert program, she's got the skills- and is ready to share them.
Choose the topic that best suits you and we'll do the rest. We will do the shopping and prepping, you show up and the scheduled time and you and Kristin will get busy in the kitchen for a very unique, hands on private session. You will have the opportunity to ask all your questions, learn new skills, expand your cooking repertoire, gain confidence in your skills and, of course, have fun!
Each session is 2 hours in length. Once we receive your registration, we'll coordinate a time that works best with your schedule. (Please note that Thursday and Friday evenings are not available)
We are open to teach you whatever you want to learn.
If you wish to book a series of sessions, please increase the quantity in your cart.
Note: If you would like this service in your own home, please contact us for pricing details and scheduling options.
Choose From The Following (or Invent Your Own)
Knife Skills
There's a reason sets of knives come in all shapes and sizes. Learn what knife to use for what task, and the proper, safe way to slice, dice, and chop.
Use Those Tools
How to use basic tools and small appliances in the healthy kitchen to your advantage (ex. food processor, blender, box grater, rice cooker, spiralizer)
Basic Cooking Methods For Healthy Meals
Basics of steaming/sauteeing/baking/roasting/blanching, etc- how to maximize both nutritional value and flavour.
The Spice Is Right
Seasoning, spicing and flavour building for natural meals.
Stocks and Sauces
Basics of making a flavorful stock and broth (and the difference between the two), creating sauces to pump up you food with easy gourmet flair.
Skills For A Plant Based Kitchen
How to prepare the basics to build a whole foods plant based meal- quality food selection (how to choose the best and freshest produce, etc), cooking grains, cooking beans, veggie basics, basic tempeh/tofu preparation.
Basic Skills Sampler
Basic knife skills, rundown of tools, basic stock/sauce creation, basic grain/bean/vegetable and veg protein cookery, quick seasoning and spicing tips - Note that an addtional $40 is charged for this service as it runs for two and a half hours.
Meet Kristin
Kristin is a freelance writer, food blogger and trained chef with a passion for healthy food. She attended Liaison College, majoring in Culinary Arts to learn the skills needed to show people that health food really can taste great! She hopes to combine her passion for nutrition with her love of food by opening her own natural foods catering service in the near future and is very excited to join the Love in the Kitchen family! You can find her blogging at Cook Bake Nibble, or through twitter @kristinsnibbles.
