About Me
Hi, I’m Kristin Rugg Dovbniak. Natural foods chef living with my sailor husband and our two rambunctious kittens in Toronto, Canada. I love food. I have a passion for wholesome, fresh, healthful foods that are energizing and nourishing. Foods that feed your body and warm your soul.I work as a personal chef doing dinner parties, weekly meal preparation and private classes. I’m also the kitchen manager at the Meghan Telpner Culinary Academy here in Toronto.
Once upon a time I went to school for nutrition, and most recently I graduated from Liaison College with a degree in Culinary Arts. After years of struggling with digestive problems and trying to find my way in the world of healthy eating, I have found my balance eating pure, whole foods close to the source. My goal through this blog and my career as a personal chef is to show others how amazing they can feel with the power of whole foods and that living with food intolerances can open a whole new world of health-supporting flavor.
I believe in hot cups of tea on cool mornings. That yoga can cure all. I believe in long walks along the water at sunset. Kale chips. Cupcakes. Spinach in smoothies. And sharing good food with the world. Nothing makes me happier.
Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to be bland or boring, in fact, it can be downright delicious.
Grab a fork and stay a while.
Chef photo by Scott Norsworthy
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Hi there Kristen! Been meaning to stop by and say thank you for commenting on my blog last month. Thanks so much for visiting.
How fun that you plan to mix nutrition with culinary school. Sounds like the perfect combination to me!
Hey. Really loving your blog so far!
Good luck in Toronto, I lived there for a year! It’s a great city.
Hi Kris,
We sound similar in our approach to food!
Your glasses are cute. I wear glasses because things that are far away are blurry (is that far sighted or near sighted?) but I rarely get photographed while wearing them seeing yours makes me want to see mine! Ha!!!!
Thanks for commenting on my post about Janetha and Momma B! It was fun to find your blog!
Hey Jenn! I’m so glad I found your blog through Janetha, too! I’ll definitely be reading more, thanks for stopping by my blog!
xo
K
Hi! I found your blog via OhSheGlows (I bet your blog stats are going crazy now that she linked to you!) and I had to comment because I’m also from RI (though I live in Wisconsin now, eek).
So, RI food blogger pride! Or something.
Anyway, best of luck working with Angela! I bet it’ll be the best job ever.
Hi Kelly, Thanks for stopping by my blog!
RI is a beautiful little state, isn’t it?? I love visiting now that I moved away
We sound like TWINS! I’m very envious of you new job @ Glo Bakery – enjoy!
- The Nutrition Nut
Thanks Hillary! It is a really great opportunity
Thanks for stopping by- I love finding bloggers who have similar interests/stories as myself!
Wow!! Reading that was like reading a story word for word about myself. I too have passion for nutrition because i love food and i want to help people figure out how to balance them. I was overweight until was 16 and i decided to get healthy also. No diets for me just whole local goods
. Good for you girl!
Nice to meet ya
Monique in Oregon
I’m glad to hear you can relate! Wholesome foods are the way to go for sure
xo
girl, your health outlook is bad ass!
love the blog.
-r
Thanks, Rebekah! So glad you like my blog
xo
Kristin!! I want to say that I am appalled at myself! For whatever reason I COMPLETELY forgot your started another blog/never updated Reader and I’m so far behind on everything! I mean not really (there is Facebook!) but I feel horrible…I always wondered why you weren’t blogging…but you were! Ahhh so glad to have found your blog again! <3
Don’t worry about it! Glad you found it again
How are you, lady?? Get back into blogging more so I can read about your fabulous life
<3
Hi! Love your “about me” section and your feelings about food! With have VERY similar views and I’m excited to follow you! take care!
Hooray for lots of dreams that utilize all your passion.
PS-I am about to start reading Michael Pollan and I’m super excited.
Why did it take me forever to find your amazing blog?? I’m a holistic nutrition student and can tell you that if you do this program you will LOVE it
So glad you like my blog! I can’t wait to start school
I am very interested in nutrition and have been researching all about it. I am hoping to shadow a couple this year so I can learn more. Thanks you to I know know about holistic nutrition which I haven’t heard of but sounds right up my alley. I love your blog and I am so happy I found it.
Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wished to say that I’ve really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. In any case I will be subscribing to your rss feed and I hope you write again soon!
Hi Kristin,
I found your blog while browsing the Internet and love your approach to food. At MenuMax we too believe in the importance of nutrition. I’m looking forward to following all your great posts. Thanks!
Hi Kristin! I just found your site and I’m so excited that I did. I’m really looking forward to following you and reading about your journey with food, cooking, eating, and health. But I think reading your posts would be THAT much better if I made some of your raw nut fudge balls
i think i posted my comment in the wrong place. It was about liason’s college, though you wrote enough about it, i would be glad to have some comments from u sent to my email. Thaaaaaank u
Hi! I’ve been following your blog for some time now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Austin Texas! Just wanted to mention keep up the fantastic work!
Beautiful blog layout and great posts. Congratulations Kristin on making Freshly Pressed!
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