In-Home Cooking Class and Healthy Shopping Tour

Eating a healthy whole foods diet can be immensely pleasurable if you understand both what truly healthy food is and what to do with it. There are so many myths about what healthy eating means that most people are left bewildered about what they should be eating and associate healthy eating and vegetarianism or veganism with bland, unsatisfying food and deprivation. We are going to dispel those myths by cooking nutritious, and delicious, tasty vegan meals using whole-foods and plant-based ingredients.

Our healthy plant-based cooking classes include learning the elements of healthy, balanced meals so that you will learn more than just how to cook a couple of recipes but how to build your own healthy, balanced, delicious vegan meals and incorporate healthy eating into your daily life.

Each private cooking class includes:
• Advanced shopping by your chef
• Instructional preparation of a healthy, delicious whole foods, plant-based meal
• Customized cooking lesson plan and health tips
• Delicious, healthy, whole-foods, plant-based recipes

All cooking classes are hands-on in your own kitchen with your own equipment. Cooking in your own kitchen is the best way to put the skills you learn to use in your daily life.
Plan on spending about 2 hours per cooking class depending upon what kind of food is being prepared.

Lessons can be arranged for individuals, couples, small groups, or parties. To schedule your healthy vegetarian cooking class or for more information, please contact Taras at: 1+ 571.766.1430 x110

The following courses are offered, as well as individually tailored classes to suit your personal needs:

Vegan 101. This cooking class starts with the basics of vegan cooking, in which you will learn the fundamentals of creating healthy, delicious, easy-to-prepare plant-based foods. Class involves preparation of one main dish.
Cost: $125 for individuals or groups up to three. $25 each additional person.

Gourmet Vegan (Macrobiotic). In this class, participants who already have some experience cooking without meat or dairy will learn how to create gourmet meals to satisfy the gourmand in every family. Class involves preparation of a 2-3 course meal.
Cost: $200.00 for 1-3 people. $25 each additional person.

Cost: $115 for individuals or groups up to three. $25 each additional person.

Inter-Active Dinner parties can also be arranged. Please inquire at info@tarastechniques.com for costs and details. Group classes are normally up to 6 participants.

For more information visit: Chef Taras’ Page (http://www.tarastechniques.com/cheftarasraggio)

Gift certificates available

Sample 2-3 course menus:

Sample Menu 1
Indian spiced lentils
Roasted vegetables with curried cream sauce
Basmati rice

Sample Menu 2
Butternut squash soup
Whole grain pesto pasta with roasted vegetables
Roasted asparagus with balsamic vinaigrette

Bundled Private one-one-one classes

Taras’ classes will help you to discover your inner cook by developing your senses of taste for individual ingredients, allowing you to develop your own individual style of cooking. At her classes, Taras will provide answers to all your queries, give you time saving hints about cooking and alternate uses for leftovers.

Two Private Class Types by appointment only:
o Three x 2 hour sessions ($190.00 per person)
o One 3 hour duration ($120.00 per person, or $90.00 p/p when you book a class of 2 people)

• Participants prepare and cook dishes
• All raw materials provided.
• Classes run Monday to Friday
• Weekend classes are also available by appointment only.
• Specific classes can be arranged by appointment
• Design your own class menu.
• Gift vouchers are available, and are perfect for family, friends and thank you gifts!

Contact for more information.

If there are any food types or ingredients you don’t like to work with, please notify us prior to the commencement of your lesson.

*Private classes are less than two participants

 For more information visit: Chef Taras’ Page (http://www.tarastechniques.com/cheftarasraggio)

Take the hassle out of your work week

Shopping Tour and Menu Planning

What’s for dinner? It’s the question of the hour! Unfortunately we look for the answer to this question in the supermarket at 5 p.m.

Menu planning doesn’t have to be complicated! Using my shopping tour meal planning services requires a small investment of your time, but can reap great rewards:

Why choose?  A menu plan Shopping tour Service…

• Saves money. Reducing trips to the supermarket, a menu plan reduces impulse spending. Using leftovers efficiently cuts food waste, while planned buying in bulk makes it easy to stockpile freezer meals at reduced prices.
• Saves time. No dash to the neighbors for a missing ingredient, no frantic searches through the freezer for something, anything to thaw for dinner.
• Improves nutrition. Without the daily dash to the supermarket, there’s time to prepare side dishes and salads to complement the main dish, increasing the family’s consumption of fruits and vegetables. Knowing what to serve each day–and having the ingredients already on hand–cuts back on the drive-through habit

Contact for more information.

For more information visit: Chef Taras’ Page (http://www.tarastechniques.com/cheftarasraggio)

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