It starts in your kitchen with a talk about what you like to eat, and what you don’t. This lets me learn about your lifestyle, your food preferences, and what your needs are for meal frequency, packaging, and content. After that initial meeting I will put together a menu for your approval, focusing on foods you like and dietary tenets you want to follow. Does your favorite restaurant or drive-through window do that???
After the menu is set, I will make my shopping list and gather my 
utensils and kitchen equipment that I will need in your kitchen. On your scheduled cooking day I will do the shopping, choosing fresh and local ingredients, cook at your home, and leave you with packaged meals in the refrigerator and freezer with heating instructions included. I also leave you a printed menu of all that is in your refrigerator/freezer with all the reheating instructions so you have all the details in one easy-to-read place.
Your kitchen will be clean and smelling of great home cooked food when you get home, and I can leave that night’s dinner ready for you to eat!
Personal Chef Service Menu
I have literally hundreds of recipes that I can use for your service so do not limit yourself to only those items listed here. These are some of my favorites to make, and some of my client’s favorites to enjoy!
Soups (fresh or frozen)
Black Bean Soup — made the Costa Rican way with cumin, cilantro and a sour cream garnish
Beef Chili – as spicy as you like it with kidney beans, ground beef, celery, onions, carrots, and garnished with your choice of toppings.
Tuscan Bean and Cabbage Soup –a delicious soup with beans and cabbage simmered to tenderness. Healthy and tasty!
White Chicken Chili – Tender chicken, cannelini beans and other vegetables in a mildly spicy white chili soup. Great with corn muffins!
Salads (fresh serve only)
Cucumber Salad – thinly sliced cucumbers and onion in a dill vinaigrette. Very refreshing!
Old Fashioned Cole Slaw –a favorite comfort food! Finely grated cabbage and carrots in a creamy dressing with celery seeds.
Mixed Greens with Chevre, Apple, and Walnuts – served with a tarragon vinaigrette. A great complement of flavors.
Garden Pea, Mint, Radish and Arugula Salad – tossed with a lemon vinaigrette and topped with eithe feta or Pecorino Romano cheese
Barley Salad – Barley, carrots, and parsley tossed in a lemon basil vinaigrette. Healthy, tasty, and pretty!
Beef (fresh and/or frozen)
Meatloaf – served 3 different ways: gluten-free, with mushrooms, or topped with barbeque sauce.
Beef Stroganoff – Tender beef and mushrooms in a red wine sauce served over egg noodles.
Marinated Flank Steak – flank steak marinated in ginger, rice vinegar and sesame oil then broiled to tender perfection.
Barbeque Short Ribs of Beef – Beef Short Ribs simmered in a savory barbeque sauce until the meat falls off the bones.
Corned Beef and Cabbage – nicely spiced and cooked at length in the crock pot until tender and tasty.
Oriental Beef and Pea Pods – beef thinly sliced, cooked medium rare in a brown sauce mixed with pea pods and other vegetables.
Pork
Peach Pork Chops with Rosemary – A delicious mixture of fruit, rosemary, and tender pork.
Asian Roasted Sesame Pork Tenderloin – Pork tenderloin marinated in a dark blend of Asian seasonings, rolled in sesame seeds, roasted and served with a reduction of the marinade.
Citrus Grilled Pork Tenderloin – pork tenderloin marinated in citrus juices, cut in butterfly steaks and grilled to perfection.
Pork Medallions with Cranberry Chutney – pork tenderloin medallions pan seared and topped with a fresh chutney of cranberries, figs, apple juice and rosemary.
Fig and Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Tenderloin – delicious pinwheels of roasted pork filled with fig and blue cheese.
Roast Pork with Cider Sauce — pork roasted in a delicious apple cider sauce. Tender, moist and delicious.
Poultry
Chicken Divan – chicken and broccoli topped baked in a white sauce and finished with grated parmesan.
Chicken in Orange Raspberry Sauce – Pan-seared chicken simmered in an orange sauce and topped with raspberries.
Garlic Basil Chicken – Tender chicken baked with fresh lemon and basil. A fresh tasting dish!
Turkey Cutlets with Cranberry Current Sauce – Turkey cutlets seared on the stove and topped with a wonderful dark red fruit sauce. Great with Wild Rice and Mushrooms!
Baked Chicken and Artichokes – Chicken and artichokes baked in a delicious tangy sauce. Simple yet elegant!
Chicken Cacciatore – a delicious blend of chicken and vegetables in a red sauce. Eat your vegetables!
Side Dishes (fresh and/or frozen)
Rosemary Creamed Corn – Fresh or frozen corn, depending on the season, in a cream sauce with sautéed garlic and rosemary. Truly a treat!
Wild Rice with Mushrooms – Wild rice and Portobello mushrooms combine for a wonderfully nutty flavor combination. Fresh parsley topping.
Roasted Sweet or White Potatoes – or mix both colors! Potatoes roasted in garlic, olive oil, and fresh herbs.
Baked Asparagus Parmesan – fresh asparagus baked at high temperature then topped with lemon juice and parmesan cheese.
Roasted Cauliflower with Sage Crisps – Fresh cauliflower roasted in sage-infused oil till very tender, then topped with crispy fried sage and fresh lemon.