What We Bring to The Table
Brenda Williams
Certified Nutritional Counselor
Most people get stuck somewhere between busy schedules, confusing nutrition advice, and years of habits.
It can feel frustrating when you know what you should be doing, but aren’t sure how to make it work in real life. That’s where I come in.
At The Kitchen Mentor, our experiences and mentoring services are built around you—your routine, your goals, and your starting point. It’s about building something sustainable.
Believing that healthy living starts in your kitchen because lasting change doesn’t come from willpower alone. It comes from knowing what to eat, how to prepare it, and why it matters.
As a nutrition counselor with 15 years of working with individuals and groups, I’ve seen the same challenge over and over: people don’t need more information—they need practical skills and guidance they can actually use.
That’s what I do.
I step into the kitchen with you—literally or virtually—and help you build confidence, simplify healthy eating, and create meals that support the life you want to live. No overwhelm. No extremes. Just real food, real skills, and a clear path forward.
When you know your way around the kitchen, everything else gets easier.
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Broccoli Cabbage Salad
Recipe
Soaking cashews softens them for creamy consistency in recipes. They are different than other nuts that are soaked to improve digestibility.
Ingredients
4 cups chopped cabbage or cauliflower
4 cups chopped broccoli
1 cup sunflower seeds
½ cup chopped chives
1 T chopped fresh dill
1 t each salt and pepper
Dressing
1 cup raw cashews soaked for at least 1 hour
Juice of one lemon (about 2 T)
½ cup water
2 cloves fresh garlic
3 T honey
1 T onion powder
Pinch of cayenne
Instructions
Mix cabbage, broccoli, sunflower seeds, chives and dill in a large mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Drain cashews from soaking water.
In a high-speed blender such as a Vitamix blend all dressing ingredients until smooth.
Add more water as needed for desired consistency.
Fold dressing into vegetables. Refrigerate.
Will keep well for several days.
Dressing is delicious as a vegetable dip.
Notes
Tip: Cashews are not actually raw since they are heated during their processing to remove the outer shell. When purchasing cashews, the options are usually raw or roasted.
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