Hi! I'm Ranelle KirchnerI'm a Licensed Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetic Educator, and Le Cordon Bleu culinary graduate with a passion for health and wellness, and a desire to help you understand yours. I offer dietitian services virtually and in-person, as well as grocery store tours, cooking classes, or just a friendly chat about food and nutrition.
Explore my website to learn about the services I offer (and how they can help you!), read my blog, or maybe try out some new recipes. Practicing locations: AZ, CA, CO, KY, IL, MN, MI, NY, VA |
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your food, your health
ServicesLet's work together to find the best path toward achieving your food, health, and nutrition goals.
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BlogEverything you want to know about the things you eat (or don't), where they come from, and why.
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RecipesNeed inspiration for dinner tonight? Looking to try something new? Simply hungry? Try one of these.
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Nutrition Experts Podcast #41Listen to my podcast discussion with Mathea Ford to learn about the work I do, the people I help, and how planning right can make your meals matter.
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Upcoming Events:
Twin Cities Cookbook Club at Subtext Bookstore
November 17th: Pocket themed foods - i.e. tacos, dumplings, empanadas - OR revisit our first featured book, Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman
December 15th: Six Seasons Cookbook
Nutrition Lecture Series with Blue Cross Blue Shield in Edina, Duluth, & Roseville:
11/18 Edina, 11/18 Roseville: Food Safety Basics. In this class, you’ll learn the necessary tools and skills to minimize risk from harmful pathogens present in foods. In addition, you will understand how knowledge about pathogen reduction, time and temperature abuse, and cleanliness will help decrease incidence of food borne illness.
12/2 Edina, 12/9 Roseville: (Cooking demo) Heat up this winter to Smoked Squash Chili, a spin on a classic recipe. Not only will you learn how to make the recipe, but you’ll also learn how to adjust your favorite chili recipe to one that’s healthier with more fiber and less saturated fat
Egg | Plant : Vegetarian & Vegan Cooking at Good Acre @ 6 - 8 p.m.
11/19 Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Meatless eats for an alternative Thanksgiving feast, including roasted beets with sesame and marjoram, apple cider-cooked farro, kale dressing, skillet phyllo pie, and winter squash agrodolce.
12/11 Getting to know your roots: This class shines a light on the vegetables grown without it: roots. You’ll learn how to prepare a variety of root vegetables using many different and unique preparations including potato rostis with beet horseradish, yucca fries with red pepper hummus, curried parsnip and white bean soup, and vegan carrot waffles
Cooking Classes at Cooks (3 locations)
11/16: Night out - Middle Eastern Eats 6-8:30 PM @ North Loop
11/29: Southern Brunch 10 - 12:30 PM @ Stillwater
12/13: Provencal Cooking 6-8:30 PM @ North Loop
12/21: Mother Sauces 10AM - 12:30 PM @ North Loop
12/22: Winter in France 4-6:30 PM @ St. Paul
12/26: Moroccan Flavors 6-8:30 PM @ St. Paul
1/05: Egg Foundations 12 - 2:30 PM @ St. Paul
1/12: Gluten-Free Dinner Party 4-6:30 PM @ North Loop
1/26: Moroccan Flavors 4-6:30 PM @ St. Paul
1/28: Six Season Cookbook (class with cookbook) 6-8:30 PM @ North Loop
November 17th: Pocket themed foods - i.e. tacos, dumplings, empanadas - OR revisit our first featured book, Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman
December 15th: Six Seasons Cookbook
Nutrition Lecture Series with Blue Cross Blue Shield in Edina, Duluth, & Roseville:
11/18 Edina, 11/18 Roseville: Food Safety Basics. In this class, you’ll learn the necessary tools and skills to minimize risk from harmful pathogens present in foods. In addition, you will understand how knowledge about pathogen reduction, time and temperature abuse, and cleanliness will help decrease incidence of food borne illness.
12/2 Edina, 12/9 Roseville: (Cooking demo) Heat up this winter to Smoked Squash Chili, a spin on a classic recipe. Not only will you learn how to make the recipe, but you’ll also learn how to adjust your favorite chili recipe to one that’s healthier with more fiber and less saturated fat
Egg | Plant : Vegetarian & Vegan Cooking at Good Acre @ 6 - 8 p.m.
11/19 Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Meatless eats for an alternative Thanksgiving feast, including roasted beets with sesame and marjoram, apple cider-cooked farro, kale dressing, skillet phyllo pie, and winter squash agrodolce.
12/11 Getting to know your roots: This class shines a light on the vegetables grown without it: roots. You’ll learn how to prepare a variety of root vegetables using many different and unique preparations including potato rostis with beet horseradish, yucca fries with red pepper hummus, curried parsnip and white bean soup, and vegan carrot waffles
Cooking Classes at Cooks (3 locations)
11/16: Night out - Middle Eastern Eats 6-8:30 PM @ North Loop
11/29: Southern Brunch 10 - 12:30 PM @ Stillwater
12/13: Provencal Cooking 6-8:30 PM @ North Loop
12/21: Mother Sauces 10AM - 12:30 PM @ North Loop
12/22: Winter in France 4-6:30 PM @ St. Paul
12/26: Moroccan Flavors 6-8:30 PM @ St. Paul
1/05: Egg Foundations 12 - 2:30 PM @ St. Paul
1/12: Gluten-Free Dinner Party 4-6:30 PM @ North Loop
1/26: Moroccan Flavors 4-6:30 PM @ St. Paul
1/28: Six Season Cookbook (class with cookbook) 6-8:30 PM @ North Loop