Home Schooling

Through in-home cooking classes, students learn how to cook the foods they love in a relaxing environment. Each course includes recipes, background information and is a personalized experience.

Invite me to speak on most any of these topics at your next meeting!

Re-Making Your Favorite Recipes
A question and answer style lecture about How to replace ingredients, With What you can replace ingredients, and When and Where it is best to substitute which ingredients. We'll even make a recipe from start to finish.

Grains
A detailed introduction into naturally gluten free grains are which and the basics of how they can be used for cooking and baking -- quinoa, millet, amaranth, rices, and more. We'll even make a recipe from start to finish.

Setting Up Your Kitchen
The absolute basics – what it is, where it is found, where is it hidden, basic equipment to have on hand, basic ingredients to keep in stock, cross-contamination, etc. ('it' is whatever your dietary needs require), I'll assist you as we go through the kitchen of the person hosting the event -- for a hands on experience, (one-to-one classes can occur at your local grocery store for assistance with labeling at the grocery store).

Sweets
Cakes, Frostings, Cookies – three sweet treats – a hands on course where you will prepare, make, and serve each dish from start to finish.

The B.L.D.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner – three dishes, beyond sweets – a hands on course where you will prepare, make, and serve each dish from start to finish.

Serving Your Clients
Preparing your menus for special diet labeling. Assist with the process of adjusting your recipes and menus, and/or gaining certification from a program to meet your needs. With over 1 in 133 people avoiding gluten this is a program is Great for Restaurants, Schools, & anyone who makes food – expand & better serve your clientele.

Many people who avoid gluten also have other food intolerances

Personalize A Course
Each course gives full attention to one dietary need at a time. The Benevolent Kitchen focus options include: Free of Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Nuts, also Vegan, Low-Fat, & Low-Sodium, or one of the many other special dietary needs -- we understand that you may need to have us include more than one special dietary need into each recipe -- no worries -- personalizing recipes can be as low as an additional $15 per course.