Workshops - Winter and Spring 2010

Below is a detailed description of each workshop, including topics, menus & tuition. Please scroll down to see the full list.

Please note that any of the workshops can be scheduled and delivered by special arrangement in your home of community. I can also arrange workshops that focus on specific topics of your choice.

Each workshop includes: information about living nutrition, demonstrations,
learn-by doing experience AND an organic live food meal!

Contact Georgia@cuisineforlife.ca or 902-449-9820 to register

Pre-registration is necessary to ensure there is enough food for everyone!

ask about a discount for two people attending the same workshop, or for one person attending two workshops of the same price.

Put some LIFE in your Winter Diet! - Sprouting

Date - Saturday, March 13 - call 449-9820 for directions to Halifax location

Time - 11 am to 3 pm

Sprouts are one of the most concentrated sources of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, trace elements, amino-acids & proteins on Earth, AND one of the most versatile foods in your kitchen. They can be a main ingredient, a garnish OR you can also grow salad greens fresh in the winter! You will learn how use a variety of techniques to sprout various types of seeds, grains & microgreens; enjoy an energy filled & delicious lunch; & take home some sprouts to grow at home.

Tuition: $60 (Includes lunch and handouts)

Space is limited. Register early to hold your spot!

Introduction to Living Cuisine

Saturday April 10, 2010, 1 - 4 pm.

Bedford United Church

Learn the health benefits of live food, some basic techniques of live food preparation, & enjoy some tasty dishes!

We begin with an information session about live food nutrition & how to get the most  from your food – & the most from your food dollar!  We finish with a demonstration of some basic recipes – green smoothies, soup & dip/dressing, which we enjoy for our afternoon snack.

You will take home some great recipes to make at home & some information resources on how to bring more life to your diet with raw foods.

Tuition $45.

Living Cuisine 2 - Saturday, May 1, 1 - 4 pm

Location to be confirmed

Learn about setting up a live food kitchen, Energy Soup, Biogenic Nutrition
& enjoy a light lunch of Live Spaghetti

Tuition: $45

Living Cuisine 3 - Saturday, May 22, 1 - 4 pm

Location to be confirmed

Learn about Nut & Seed Milks, Vegan Pates and ‘cheeses’, and enjoy living pizza as an afternoon snack

Tuition $45


Sprouting - Saturday, June 12, 1 - 5 pm

Location to be confirmed

Learn how to grow super-nutritious sprouts & micro-greens using jars, trays, baskets & soil & enjoy a high energy meal made with sprouts of all kinds!

Tuition: $60

The Art and Science of Living Cuisine- 4 evening series

Thursday Evenings, July 8 to 29

Can be taken individually or as a series

Location to be confirmed

Discover the joy of living food! Learn the health benefits of living / raw food, some basic techniques of live food preparation & enjoy some tasty dishes! By the time you finish this series, you will have the skills to set up a live food kitchen, & prepare a full range of meals. You will also have course handouts with information, links to additional resources, as well as a range of great recipes to get you started in your live kitchen.

Each evening begins with an energizing appetizer, followed by  an information session, a live food demo, then a chance for you to learn-by-doing, & we finish with a live food meal! Each meal will be served with a variety of dehydrated breads, crackers & alternatives to yeast breads.

Session 1

Appetizer & Demonstration: Go Ape for Green Smoothies

Info session: The Benefits of Living Food; Working with Nuts& Seeds, Food Combining for Better Digestion, Setting up a Live Food Kitchen

Demonstration and Meal: Versatile Blends - Soup/Pates/Dressings with Salad, served with Dehydrated Breads.

Session 2

Appetizer: Energy Soup and how it can change your health! 

Information: Transitioning - Adding More Live Food to your Diet; Biogenic Nutrition & Sprouts

Demonstration: Live Spaghetti & Marinara Sauce

Learn-by-doing: More Sauces (Pesto, Alfredo)

Session 3

Appetizer & Demonstration: Nut and Seed Milks

Learn-by-doing: Seed Cheeses, Salsas and Pates

Demonstration: Live Pizza and Tortillas

Session 4

Dehydrating: Learn the basics of sprouting and dehydrating to take advantage of the season's bounty - fruit, veggies, breads and crackers.

Series Tuition $160 (includes a full meal each evening & course handouts)

$45 per evening

Call for new dates - Register early to hold your spot!

Living Cuisine Weekend Training Intensive

- Fall dates and location to be confirmed

This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn the full range of techniques involved in preparing living and raw foods. We will cover living nutrition, Sprouting, dehydrating, and will learn to prepare a variety of dishes including: breads, nut and seed milks, smoothies, soups, sauces, pates and entrees.

Tuition $210, includes handouts and an organic living cuisine meal and morning and afternoon snacks each day.

Preserving the LIFE in Living Food - Dehydrating

Fall Dates to be confirmed - call 449-9820 for more info.

Dehydrating is one of the most gentle ways to preserve living food and to prepare portable living food - nutritious breads, patties & crackers. Learn how to dehydrate vegetables, fruits, breads, crackers, patties and more. Experience a variety of gluten-free, living breads - along with a variety of tasty toppings and fillings.

Tuition - $60 - (Includes lunch and recipe handouts)

Space is limited, so register early to hold your spot.

Contact Georgia@cuisineforlife.ca or 902-449-9820 to register

Also available: Custom workshops for small groups and individual consultations.

ask about a discount for 2 family members or friends attending the same workshop, or for one person attending two workshops of the same price.

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Food Photos by patcreighton@eastlink.ca