What's Included

This series teaches you the skills needed to take the stress out of mealtime and take command of your kitchen! Empower yourself with wholesome, healing, and delicious meals that you will want to eat.

  • Covers knife skills, a variety of cooking methods, how-to make convenience foods easy and delicious and more in eight sections

  • 50+ delicious recipes like, Chicken Carbonara; Tikka Masala; Burrito Bowls; White Bean Breakfast Hash, and much more!

  • Skills-based, not “diet” based - appropriate for any culture or eating style

Course curriculum

    1. Meet Chef Jeremy!

    2. Medical Disclaimer

    3. Syllabus + FAQs

    4. Pre-Survey

    1. Practice Recipes

    2. Toolkits - All Sessions Combined

    3. Lesson Handouts

    1. Lecture: Our Food Philosophy + Macronutrients in Cooking

    2. Prep: Arugula Salad with Sweet Corn and Avocado

    3. Plating: Arugula Salad with Sweet Corn and Avocado + Wrap Up

    1. Lecture: All about Knives

    2. Cutting Celery, Onion, Garlic

    3. Cutting Carrot + Bell Pepper

    4. Cutting Turnip, Parsley + Wrap-up

    1. Lecture: Whole Foods vs. Convenience Foods + Nutrition Labels

    2. Rice Pilaf with Carrot, Parsnip, and Peas

    3. Classic Roux

    4. Cream of Mushroom Soup + Wrap Up

    1. Lecture: How to Read and Modify Recipes, Build a Shopping List, and Plan Your Meals

    2. Purée of Carrot Soup

    3. Contemporary Pasta Sauce + Wrap up

About this course

  • 5 hours of video content

Instructor

Jeremy Reinicke

Director of Culinary Education

Chef Jeremy takes a “back to basics” approach to cooking whole fresh foods. He passionately believes whatever you eat should taste delicious, and that preparing food should be fun and relaxing. He wants to take your culinary skills to the next level and improve your health while doing it. As a classically trained chef, Jeremy knows the art of cooking but likes to keep things simple and loves to teach and celebrate his students’ successes. Chef Jeremy has a broad food background, from Chef Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu to Restaurant Manager to Culinary Education Manager for the largest healthcare provider in Minnesota. In his early days, he worked at Tim McKee’s Solera in Minneapolis and Robert Mondavi and Julia Child’s “COPIA” in Napa Valley. Chef Jeremy’s students love his sense of humor and engaging teaching style, and he definitely has a fan club. If you take a cooking class, you will be sure to find out what his kitchen pet peeves are. When not in the kitchen, Jeremy loves being by the water. His favorite spot is at his cabin in Wisconsin or taking his boat out on the local lakes. And, of course, he loves checking out the cuisine at any restaurant.

FAQ

  • What equipment do I need?

    While you don’t need to cook along with the program, doing so will add to your learning and adds to the fun! Attached to each session video is a toolkit, this has a list of all food and equipment needed for that session.

  • What age do you recommend participants be? What experience level should I have?

    Home Chef Pro programs are designed for anyone ages 14-99+. Chefs focus on teaching safety in the kitchen and breaking down cooking techniques making these programs accessible to all levels of experience. Even the most experienced home cook will learn many new skills.

  • How long does it take to complete this program?

    Home Chef Pro programs are self-paced, giving you the flexibility to complete lessons whenever it fits your schedule. We recommend completing them within 4-8 weeks. Each section includes several mini-lessons designed for you to cook along.

  • How long will I have access to this program?

    You will have access to the program as long as it is offered by UHG, although re-enrollment may be required after three months at no cost. Your spot will be saved and you can resume the course where you left off. Program workbooks and recipes can be downloaded for your personal use.

  • I have a food allergy/sensitivity and/or follow a specific diet. Will I be able to participate?

    Yes! All our recipes have options to be modified to fit a Dairy-free, Gluten-free, and/or Low-FODMAP eating style. Plus, you’ll find many excellent vegetarian, pescatarian, and vegan options. The cooking courses are focused on honing your cooking skills. So, if you don’t like, or can’t eat an ingredient, you can swap it out for something that works for you. You’re in control.

  • Who do I contact if I am having issues?

    Please contact, [email protected] for questions or concerns about your UHG benefits. Please contact the Launch Team at [email protected] for questions about course content.