Do you want to...

  • Save time in the kitchen?

  • Gain confidence with a chef's knife?

  • Stop avoiding recipes with lots of dicing?

  • Make meal prep a breeze?

  • Have fun!!!

If you said YES to any of these questions, then Sharp & Simple I is for YOU!

Cook confidently. Simplify nutrition. Feel better.

When knife skills improve, cooking feels easier. When cooking feels easier, you do it more often. And that’s where real health change begins.
I'm ready to learn!
two chefs cooking in a kitchen
  • onion, celery, and carrots diced into mirepoix

FAQs

  • Why learn from us?

    As registered dietitian nutritionists and chefs, you get the best of both worlds - health expertise + culinary finesse! We have taught knife skills classes for over 10 years, and know what works best. We learn from our students, just like you all learn from us!

  • How long is the class?

    The videos add up to about 45 minutes. We guess it will take most people 1 - 1.5 hours to complete the class.

  • What if I don't have time to watch the entire class at once?

    That's okay! We know life is busy. Do as much as you want as your schedule allows. You can revisit the class at any time.

  • What will I learn?

    Part 1: Let’s Get Rolling Why knife skills matter. How better technique saves time and builds confidence. Part 2: Get to Know Your Knives Which knives you actually need. Parts of a knife Honing vs. sharpening. How to hold your knife. Part 3: Cut Loose Control & rocking motion. Everyday slicing and dicing. Putting it all together with real ingredients.

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Knife Skills for Home Cooks

  • 1

    How Sharp Are Your Skills? 🔪

    • Quick Chop Check - Let's see where you are at before we get started.
  • 2

    Part 1: Let's Get Rolling!

    • Equipment, Ingredients, and Recipes for the ENTIRE course - option to download it all now!

    • Topic 1: Meet To Taste, aka the Chefs in Pink

    • Topic 2: Why Knife Skills?

    • Are You Ready to Get Started?!
  • 3

    Part 2: Get to Know Your Knives

    • Part 2 Equipment & Ingredients List - Download if you haven't already!

    • Topic 1: Knife Life 101

    • Topic 2: Parts & Pieces

    • Topic 3: Knife TLC

    • Topic 4: Sharp vs. Sharp-er

    • Topic 5: Grip It & Rip It

    • Part 2 Quick Chop Check
  • 4

    Part 3: Cut Loose

    • Part 3 Equipment, Ingredients, & Recipes - Download if you haven't already!

    • Topic 1: Control Freak

    • Topic 2: Rock & Roll

    • Topic 3: Slice & Dice

    • Topic 4: Chop It Like a Chef

    • Part 3 Quick Chop Check

  • 5

    Time to Cut YOU Loose!

    • You did it! That's a Wrap!

    • Last Quick Chop Check! Let's see how we did as instructors.

Meet Your Instructors

Founder and Culinary Nutrition Expert

Chef Vahista Ussery, MS, MBA, RDN

Chef V’s nutrition philosophy is all about keeping it simple. She likes how journalist Michael Pollan puts it: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” Focus on consuming a variety of whole and natural foods. Load up on fruits and vegetables (especially vegetables) and make your plate colorful and tasty! Stay away from fads and look around the world for real life examples of longevity.

Founder and Culinary Nutrition Expert

Chef Lindsey Schoenfeld, RDN

Chef Lindsey encourages people to stop looking for the “next big thing”. Make small changes, look for fewer ingredients, incorporate more whole foods, and always add more plants!

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