The first week of May is always pretty special around here. It is the week I started my business. May 1st, 2008 was the day I sent my very first email announcing that I was open for business and ready to take registrants for my first ever cooking class. The response to that email was crickets. I’m talking total and absolute silence. I expected to hit send and watch registrations pour in (and by pour in, I thought I’d sell four or five of the six available spots).
And this was my first lesson in learning how to run a business. The biggest lesson: it’s never as easy as it looks and things never go as we plan!
The first week of May became doubly exciting in 2014. This was when we swung open the doors to the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. I had no idea at the time, but in effect, what I was doing was launching a full on second business. My school has its own support team, its own social media shenanigans and its own tribe of rockstar Culinary Nutrition Experts from around the world. It also has its own incredible blog, written largely by our community of graduates.
What is amazing to me is that just three years after launching the school, what I teach over there has only become more relevant. That means each year when we swing open the doors for registration, there are no crickets in sight! The demand continues to grow for this information. The world is literally starving for real food knowledge, applications, easy recipes and natural solutions to everyday health challenges. More so, we are also accepting that our lifestyle today – our food and living choices -will directly impact our health tomorrow.
By Culinary Nutrition Expert Maya Henry, Class of 2016 Stressed out and tired trying to get healthy food on the table? A cooking cooperative might just be the thing you are looking for so that you can finally offer a variety of healthful foods to your family.
I love a good one pot meal, as they can step in to save the day and help you get dinner on the table quickly and deliciously. Here are 20 amazingly easy recipes for your inspiration.
If you love making your own almond milk (and who doesn’t?), then you probably have almond pulp that you don’t know what to do with it. Here’s 9 uses for almond pulp and recipes that will help you.
5 Ways to Survive When You Change Your Child’s Diet
By Culinary Nutrition Expert Cortney Teeples, Class of 2015
Eating habits are so intricately tied with our social lives and family routines – but what do you do if you need to change your child’s diet? Cortney shares her top tips on how to make it through the transition.
It’s so much fun to make your own dairy-free ice cream – and you don’t even need an ice cream maker. These 20 ice cream recipes are so delectable, you’ll want to eat them year round.
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