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Online Cooking Classes

By Colleen Clifford |

Cooking is good for your body, mind, and soul. But a lot of us don’t know how to cook. In fact, a recent survey found that 28% of respondents didn’t cook because they don’t know how. In fact, that’s probably an underestimate, because more than half of the people who participated in the survey said their partners did the cooking (51%…coincidentally, that’s the percentage of men living in America). Some of those folks probably don’t know how to cook, either.

But home cooking has some serious advantages:

  • It costs less than restaurant meals — even fast food.
  • It’s healthier, and you have control over the ingredients you choose.
  • It’s fun and satisfying instead of rushed and stressful.

So how can you learn how to cook? If you didn’t learn these skills growing up and you’re not ready for culinary school, one great way to hone your culinary skills is with online cooking classes.

How do online cooking classes work?

When you take classes by Zoom, you actually cook in your own kitchen. I will send the recipes and a shopping list and all you need to do is have the ingredients prior to class.You follow along in your kitchens. You get the hands-on practice you need with the support of a live instructor — for a fraction of the cost of in-person classes.

You’ll receive a link. Click on the link and you will join the class. It’s that simple!

Who’s teaching?

I’m Colleen Clifford, a professional chef with training from the Ferrandi Culinary school in Paris and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

See what others I’ve taught have to say about these classes:

Amy Buckley

“I loved taking Colleen’s knife skills course – it was practical and fun, and I left having learned multiple valuable skills. The best part was being able to interact and ask questions. As someone still building my skills, getting confirmation that I’m on track, from an expert, while practicing with my own knives and kitchen tools, from the comfort of my own home, was totally priceless!”

M.B.

Before meeting Colleen Clifford, my relationship with food was very confusing, unhealthy, and overall difficult to understand. I had the opportunity to work with Colleen and during every session, we dug deeper into my relationship with food, address my triggers, and how to combat it all. Colleen has amazing tools to really make you think and help. These tools are going to be used daily for me, and I am forever grateful. In addition, Colleen is very professional, as well as compassionate. She listens and gives amazing advice. I highly recommend Colleen Clifford.

S.Z.

Colleen has done for me what no diet or doctor has been able to do for the past 30 years. She has helped me understand why I eat and helped me realize that I don’t have to eat my feelings.  I am important and worthy of better health.  I highly recommend her. Our sessions were amazing. I’ve been telling all my friends about her…even strangers. Take the time to do something wonderful for yourself…give Colleen a call.”

Pam Gilbreath

I never knew I could have so much fun in a cooking class. Colleen’s laid-back personality, along with her obvious professional ability, created a relaxed atmosphere that made it easy to step into learning right away. I was able to participate in new techniques and recipes without fear of mistakes or failure. Colleen explained the steps in an easy, patient manner and laughter was abundant in our small group as we worked. I would highly recommend Colleen’s cooking classes to everyone.

R.C.

” I am writing to say how much our conversation helped me. Your suggestions such as “think about why you want to have a drink” really stuck with me and reminded me to consider why I do anything, not just drinking. I have gone from having a casual drink that I didn’t really want, to saying no thanks and having something else to drink. I made myself some home made syrups that make sparkling water taste like a cocktail and have started to enjoy other things to drink. The wine and beer were just easy and a poor reflex. I appreciate how our conversation brought me to this realization that I may be doing things, like drinking, that are not really serving me well. I feel better and proud to achieve this.” – R.C.

About the Author

Colleen Clifford

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