Cooking

What will you learn?

Pick and choose what you want to learn (Customized Learning)

How to shop- Buying the staples that are the root to having what's needed for the basics of many meals
How to save money and eat healthier- Buying fresh not boxes of processed, salt laden, and expensive "supposed convenience" items that triple your grocery bills
Sauces-The root to hundreds of dishes from gravies to pastas, and how to make them healthier
Baking-Items quickly made to please even the pickiest eaters
Meals in a hurry- Make meals quicker and far cheaper than buying ready made "in the box" meals
How to change current unhealthy eating habits- Make what you eat healthier, lowering cholesterol, sodium and fat
How to cook/shop GLUTEN-FREE- if your diet and/or doctor calls for it
Seasonings- How to use them and make food taste better without adding un-needed sodium
Vegetable dishes- How to make them so kids will eat them and you'll eat more of them
Main dishes- How to cook items that will impress your family and friends and make them beg you for the recipe
Side dishes- How to prepare dishes that cook up easily and fit with your menu selection
How to cook your family's favorites- Cook what they already like but make it better, healthier, cheaper and faster
What cooking tools do I need- Learn what's needed, what is a waste to have and what really lasts
Tips, Tricks & Techniques- Learn to make clean up easy, cooking safe, use leftovers wisely and work efficiently
One pot meals- Healthier and better than Hamburger Helper, canned stews or frozen boxed specials
Healthier fast foods-Pizza, calzones, dips, Mexican, burgers & fries
How to use the internet- To find the best recipes using what you have in the house
How to lower the glycemic index- To keep insulin levels lower, possibly reverse Syndrome "X" and regulate diabetes
How to cook and shop for large groups- Menu planning, shopping needed, preparation tips and tricks
Tweaking recipes- Learn basics needed to change recipes for the better or substitute rather than making a store run

What do I know about cooking?

I have been cooking for myself and family for over forty years. I have gone through many stages in my life just as many of you have, eating whatever I wanted, changing and trying to eat healthier. I then moved all the way to being worried that I have to eat better or begin to watch my quality of life change if I didn't change drastically. During these last forty years I have won cooking contests, worked at camps feeding hundreds daily, worked in a restaurant, won in recipe contests, converted recipes, created recipes, oversaw school home economics programs, and a year ago found out I was allergic to wheat, which meant a total change to all my eating, cooking and shopping habits. I believe I can be of great benefit to others struggling to improve their health who are confused, overwhelmed, misinformed or who have learned a "family passed down" unhealthy cooking style, with no idea how to change what they're doing.

Is it time you made a change in your diet, felt better, looked better and started making changes that can last a lifetime and possibly for generations to come, as you and your children learn now what it means to cook and eat for good health?

Books that everyone should have to change their health & diet for the better:

Glycemic Index & Controlling Diabetes | Controlling Inflammatory Diseases through Diet | Cooking to Fight Disease