Join the team of Meghan Telpner's Culinary Academy for this amazing group of classes. These classes offers a solid foundation for any level of cooking. You might be a master on the BBQ but haven’t a clue what steaming means, you may have cooked all your life with white flour, dairy and sugar and are suddenly at a loss over what to make for best health. Perhaps you are new to a vegetarian lifestyle and trying to find the balance. This series of classes covers it all!
(Please note that there will be a two week break with no classes held on April 25th and May 2nd)
Class 1 – Low Glycemic Eating
Class 2 – Veggie In Balanc- Macrobiotics Basics
Class 3 – Veggie Protein
Class 4 – Grain-Free Goodness
Class 5 – Raw Food Feast
Class 6 - Healthy Comfort Food
Class 7 - Asian Inspired
Class 8- Mediterranean Flavours
Class 9 - Easy Indian
Class 10- Mexican Fiesta
Topics Covered Include:
- Low Glycemic Eating and The Glycemic Index
- Benefits of Whole Foods for Whole Health
- Holistic Principals of Comfort Food
- Health Benefits of Herbs and Spices
- Vegetable Based Proteins
- Sprouting and Soaking Grains and Seeds
- Health Benefits of Fermented Foods
- Cooking with Whole Grains
- Cooking with Lentils
- Cooking/Baking with alternative and gluten-free flours
- Grain-Free Meals / Flour Alternatives
- The Specific Carbohydrate Diet
- Health Benefits of Raw food
- Basic Raw food preparation
- Structure a balance vegetarian meal
- Traditions of macrobiotic
- Basics of a mediteranean diet
- Good fats vs. bad fats
- Flavouring with Indian spices
- Exploration of cultural traditions in cooking
- Flavour For Health
- Cooking with sea vegetables
All classes are vegetarian and vegan friendly (we do use some honey), wheat and gluten-free, dairy-free, and we do not use any refined sugars, starches or flours of any kind. We are 100% whole and natural with an emphasis on local and organic whenever possible.