"Cooking for Better Health"

• Are you interested in adding more delicious, nutritious foods to your menus, but aren't sure where to start?
• Would you like to select healthier choices when you shop at the supermarket or health food store, but feel as if you need an interpreter to navigate through all the "health-food" products?
• Are you sometimes confused by the many conflicting messages about food and health that you see or hear in the media?
• Would you like to include new and healthy foods in your diet--without making radical changes or giving up all the foods you love?

If you answered “yes” to any one of these questions, Ricki’s Kitchen is for you!

Our classes demonstrate how to prepare delicious, satisfying meals with NO eggs, NO dairy, NO wheat, NO trans or hydrogenated fats, and NO refined sugars!

What will I learn at Ricki’s Kitchen?  

In our relaxed, hands-on classes, you’ll learn about healthy options to traditional foods, and how to cook with organic, natural, unprocessed ingredients.  The classes teach you how to incorporate healthy alternatives easily into your menus—as much or as little as you like—without abandoning old favorites or sacrificing great taste. 

How do the classes work? 

Each class begins with an informal chat about the evening’s topic, as you dig in to some light snacks and mingle with other participants.  Next, it’s on to the kitchen!  During the hands-on, interactive class, you’ll cook up six dishes together, then share the meal with your classmates.  The recipes are yours to take home, as are any leftovers from the meal!

Classes take place in the Greater Toronto area and are all taught by cook and Natural Nutritionist Ricki Heller. Our recipes are vegan (dairy-free and egg-free, with no other animal products) and include whole, natural, and organic ingredients.

Choose from menus such as Alternative Sweet Treats, Great and Gluten-Free, Take it to Heart (heart-healthy foods), Alternative Breakfasts and Brunches, Bone-Builders (foods high in calcium and other essential minerals), Glorious Greens, Light and Easy Suppers, Tricks with Tofu, or the new Organic Dinner Party. If you prefer, opt for custom classes in which you provide the topic and classmates, and have a course designed especially for you!

Feel free to browse our site for full descriptions of classes, as well as excellent vegan recipes and links to other food and health-related sites. Recipes and articles are updated regularly, so visit often!

Why not start enjoying some new and delicious foods today, while still supporting great health?

To register or for more information, please contact us.

If you don't live in the Greater Toronto area and would like to purchase recipes from this season's classes, click here!

Gift Certificates:

Give the gift of healthy cooking!

Gift certificates are available and valid for up to 8 months from date of issue. Recipients may attend any class of their choice (space permitting) within the 8-month period.

For more information or to order, contact us.

To find recipes, articles about food, and more, see our Tasty Tidbits page.