The Home Cooking Vegan
About
Kristy Cutsforth is an experienced vegan home chef and baker that focuses on veganizing homestyle recipes from around the globe. She has been passionately learning cooking and baking techniques since 2011 when her family decided to go vegan and had trouble finding appetizing food options that didn't rely heavily on animal-based ingredients.
Substance over style, her recipes will feed your body and your soul. Kristy is the author of the 2018 vegan cookbook, The Home Cooking Vegan (available as an ebook on amazon.com).
Kristy can customize a lesson plan for your event's specific needs with enough notice and she loves working with people of all ages and levels of cooking experience.
Need a custom cake or dessert for your event? Kristy has got your covered and also offers gluten free options in addition to dairy and egg free desserts.
Kristy enjoys getting people excited about plant based foods and watching her students succeed with new techniques. Learning how to cook is an essential life skill that will bring you and your loved ones joy and healthy lives.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
I first find out what brought them to my class and what their level of cooking experience is. I try and include as many of my students in the cooking process as possible, so I'd encourage them to help out on a task I know they are capable of excelling at and try to teach them something new along the way.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have worked in the food service industry for several years and I'm used to working with all kinds of people. I attended the University of Northern Iowa, focusing on the Fine Arts. As an artist, I tend to gravitate towards all creative pursuits, and learning the culinary arts became very important to me after I became an ethical vegan back in 2011.
I wanted to use my creativity to come up with tasty and plant based alternatives to my family's favorite foods. This led me to writing my cookbook, The Home Cooking Vegan, published in 2018.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
Prices are factored by the amount of hours I am hired to teach for and the cost of the ingredients. Typically, my savory cooking classes are about $25 per student for 2 hours teaching time and $30 per student for pastry/bread classes. Must have a minimum of 8 students.
How did you get started teaching?
I took several Arts Education courses at UNI, in addition to working as a docent at the Waterloo Arts center in the Phelps Youth Pavilion. I started teaching cooking classes after I got the opportunity to teach at Mercy Health Center in affliation with Brightside Kitchen's cooking classes.
What types of students have you worked with?
I have worked with young children, adults, and disabled students. I welcome all levels of experience and can cater my classes to a specific age group or ability level.