Kimi Werner's Guide to Self-Sufficient Cooking

World-class chef, champion spearfisher, and new mother Kimi Werner shares a lifetime of knowledge in her guide to sustainable living. Learn to scale, gut, and fillet a fish, source ingredients, and prepare meals more sustainably. Kimi shares three of her favorite recipes designed to waste nothing, extend the life of your harvest, and maximize appreciation for every bite. Enjoy meals like never before.

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Live more sustainably by reconnecting with your food.

"If we really want to make a big difference on the footprint we’re leaving on this planet, examining how we eat is a good first step." - Kimi Werner

"It’s what we all have in common. We might not all surf or we might not all dive, but we all eat."

"I just started imagining flavors together and textures together, and I just realized that cranberries, pesto, and fish could all be best friends." - Kimi

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Testimonials

"Kimi has always inspired me, and her course has really helped me feel more confident when preparing whole fish. My favorite part is how she exemplifies how to be completely sustainable (using every part of the creatures we prepare). I'm still loving the idea of "showcasing the ribs of the fish" – something I've never even thought to do when filleting.

I look forward to trying out more courses in the future, too! I had so much fun doing it."

- Jill

I am so stoked! I love the cranberry pesto recipe, too. She's right. The cranberries make it just so much more fun! I've already made that dish three times now. Aloha!

- Amanda

FAQs

Who is Kimi Werner's Guide to Empowered Eating for?

We'll let Kimi answer this one. Per usual, she sums it up best: "This isn’t a course just for aspiring spearfisher people or hunters. It’s for anybody who’s curious. Anybody who has absolutely any curiosity towards getting their hands a little dirty. Or anyone who wants to be just a little more self-sufficient and empowered to take these ingredients and make something of it. That can be anyone. I just love the fact that it’s not for one specific type of person or one specific type of gender. It doesn’t matter where you come from. It’s for humans. If you’re human, then this course is for you."

What will I learn in this course?

"The things you’re going to learn in this course are what you should know before you harvest anything," says Kimi. "Especially if you’re going to take a life. Why would you ever make it your goal to kill something if you don’t know what to do with it? The follow through for me is the most important part."

In this 12-chapter course, you will learn:

Kimi’s philosophy and approach to sustainable food, nutrition, and consumption.
Kimi’s lifelong journey to becoming more sustainable and self-sufficient.
The optimal tools and ingredients to create great food.
How to properly scale, gut, and clean a fish.
How to cook a whole fish
How to use all parts of a fish. If the world uses 99% of our catch, rather than 70%, that’s a meaningful shift.
Tips on picking out fresh fish at the market.
Three of Kimi's favorite recipes.
Steamed Whole Fish
Kimi's Noodle Soup using "the throwaway parts of the fish"
Basil Pesto Cranberry Stuffed Fish Fillets. This might be the best dish we've ever eaten.

Best of all, she shares tips on how to waste nothing and make the absolute most of your harvest.

Kimi also shares inspiring personal insights from her journey as a world-class chef, sustainability advocate, and champion spearfisher.

You'll also have access to downloadable .pdfs with recipe instructions as well as hand-crafted tips from Kimi.

This course does NOT include instruction on how to spearfish, freedive, or catch fish.

Please refer to the curriculum divided into chapters by topic with respective run times below for more specifics.

What do I need for this course?

Mostly just curiosity. You'll also need an internet connection.

That said, you'll be preparing fish, so if you've recently caught, speared, or bought fish from the market (or plan to), you're in a good spot. You'll also want cooking tools. We'll be using a grill, oven, stove, broiler, and pans. Some recipes involve a blender, and we'll be working with whole fish – scaling and cleaning. Essentially, you need a kitchen, ingredients, and fish.

How long do I have access to this course?

For life, brah. If you ever have a question or want to reference something, fire it up!

In what currency is the price?

Prices are in USD.

What if I don't like it?

We really hope you love it! And we feel confident you will. There is no human on earth better suited to teach a course on sustainable fish preparation and empowered eating than Kimi Werner. Unfortunately, we’re not able to offer refunds. If you’re on the fence, we strongly recommend that you watch the preview videos to get a sense of what the class is like before you buy.

Welcome

Kimi sets the stage for what's to come.

Introduction

Preview

Why These Dishes and This Kitchen?

Sustainable Eating

Kimi shares her philosophy on sustainable food and fish perparation.

What Is "Sustainability?"

Why Sustainable Eating Is Important

Kimi's Food Philosophy

Kimi's Guide to Sustainable Consumption Worksheet

The Journey

Kimi shares her journey from childhood tagging along on her father's dives to bring their family food to earning a degree in culinary arts to rediscovering spearfishing, becoming a national champion spearfisher, walking away from competition, and embracing the ocean's central role in her life on her own terms.

Part 1: Girl Holding a Spear

Part 2: Anything Is Possible

The Fundamentals

The essentials. Learn to get comfortable working with a whole fish. So when you catch one, you're ready. Scale, gut, and fillet your catch, and you're infinitely more self-sufficient.

How to Scale and Gut a Fish

How To Make Boneless, Skinless Fillets

How to Scale and Gut a Fish Worksheet

Kimi's Noodle Soup

Kimi explains how to make a soup and waste nothing.

How to Prepare Kimi's Noodle Soup and Waste Nothing

Kimi's Noodle Soup Worksheet

Kimi's Pesto Stuffed Fish With Cranberries

This might be the best fish dish we've ever tasted. You're welcome.

Kimi's Pesto Stuffed Fish With Cranberries

Kimi's Pesto Stuffed Fish With Cranberry Worksheet

Kimi's Steamed Whole Fish With Fresh Herbs

Kimi shares her favorite whole fish recipe.

How to Prepare a Whole Fish

Kimi's Steamed Whole Fish Worksheet

Concluding Thoughts

We hope you enjoyed Kimi's course, learned a lot, and feel inspired to integrate some of her sustainable and empowered eating tips into your life! Please keep in touch!

Kimi's Guide to Empowered Eating Quiz

Concluding Thoughts

Learn from the best.

Kimi Werner is an award-winning chef, freediver, national champion spearfisherwoman, and recent mother.

The ocean has long been a source of sustenance, inspiration, and adventure for Kimi Werner. As a child growing up off the grid in an isolated part of coastal Maui, she floated behind her father as he freedove for her family's primary food source. Only later as an adult on Oahu did she understand the central role the ocean would play in her life when she discovered her own passion for free diving.

Kimi went on to become the United States National Spearfishing Champion, a certified culinary chef, an award-winning artist and a sought-after speaker. Her daily life is a pure fusion of her talents, rooted in sustainability and geared towards a healthy future for our global community.