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Tryon NC Personal Chef - Chef Patricia
Favorite Flavor/Umami Boosters to Take Your Recipes to the Next Level
One of the things that drives me crazy as a Chef is when you ask an owner of a cafe or a restaurant for a recipe and you get a resounding no. My reply each and every time is if every famous chef in the world in addition to magazines, several networks and countless...
My Secret for Cooking Shrimp!
Each month I try to feature food trends, post recipes and answer your questions. A few months back, the hot topic was chicken https://www.chefpatricia.com/tips-for-cooking-chicken-breasts-perfectly/. But recently, I have been getting just as many questions on how I...
Chef Tools and Products I Can’t Live Without!
Last week, my beloved ricer broke in the middle of making 30lbs of mashed potatoes and it almost broke your Chef! My creamless mashed potatoes are one of my signature dishes. So after having a complete melt down and calling everyone I know, I found one and the...
Velvet Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients: 1-2 heads cauliflower depending on the size leaves trimmed 8 tablespoons plant butter, cut into 8 pieces maybe more *can use regular butter 3-4 potatoes peeled and quartered, I like Yukon gold 1-2 shallots, roughly chopped *can use 1 medium onion or 1...
Meatballs and Their Endless Possibilities
With everyone home and cooking 3 meals a day and several more weeks of staying home on the horizon, why not perfect your meatball skills! Once you get the base right there are endless possibilities, I use them in appetizers, soups, sandwiches and entrees. Meatballs...
Treat Your Kitchen Like a Business
When I left the corporate world, I retired to raise my children and pursue my beloved hobby of Show Jumping. A bad accident ended that chapter and I was left with the question of would what would I do with my time? Having grown up in the restaurant business coupled...
Diet Wheel of Fortune
Having just returned from an amazing Food Journey in Austin, my creative juices are on overdrive! Austin is just bursting with any and all kinds of food options, and with the endless amounts of fresh everything, the sky’s the limit. Going to the Market in Austin is a...
Tips for Cooking Chicken Breasts Perfectly
Chicken has finally taken over as the number one spot for American Meat Eaters! Not only is it a healthier choice than Beef but check out so many other reasons to reduce your Beef intake https://www.peta.org/living/food/top-10-reasons-eat-cows/. The issue...
Spotlight – Outreach Ministries
Give to families in need in Polk County ... Do you have shelves full of food items that you just never get to using - a refrigerator that is overflowing? If you are like most families you do. In fact, the waste is so huge in America's kitchens that most families waste...
Chef Tips for a Perfect Holiday Celebration
Food Tips for the Perfect Holiday Celebration With a little planning this just might be your best holiday yet! Tip #1: For a successful celebration – “Keep it Simple.” Here is a formula that works: 2-2-2. It works this way, I like to offer six items: two that are...
Soups a Complete Meal
Last months Newsletter gave you the tools to stock your kitchen with basics so now that the cooler weather is here it’s time to create Soups! Everyone loves Soups and the benefits are pretty amazing. Most Soups are a meal unto themselves, can be made in a slow cooker,...
Fall 2019 Kitchen Staples
Be Prepared With a Well Stocked Pantry and Fridge Now that Fall has arrived it’s a great time to get back in the Kitchen and start making lots of great Stews, Soups and Casseroles. Surprisingly enough many of the Ingredients for your Fall Favorites are already at your...
Chef Products You Want to Find plus Lemon Parmesan Herb Breadcrumbs Recipe
Part of my service is to create a total experience for my clients. In doing so I am constantly on the lookout for ingredients that have loads of flavor and pair up with what I am featuring! These items may be store bought, semi-homemade or homemade. I spend lots of...
Why Use San Marzano Tomatoes
It may seem like a weird time of year to feature Canned Tomatoes but San Marzano Tomatoes really take your Marinara and any Dish to the next level! One of the most distinctive traits is the rich sweet taste that other canned tomatoes don’t have! Also, you may have...
Benefits of Bone Broth
Because my diet is primarily Vegetarian I struggle to get the Protein I need. As I really have trouble eating Meat I find that drinking Broths is much more palpable. So, in addition to Juicing I also keep Bone Broth and Thai Broth on hand especially for when I feel I...
How to Make the Most out of Fresh Produce and Herbs and Carrot Top Pesto
Summer is a great time to really clean out your refrigerator. With the farmers markets and fruit stands in full swing eating fresh is a breeze but it can seem like a lot of work! Here are a few tips to make your food prep really work for you! Throw out any old produce...
Green Tomatoes
With summer on the way, I have been busy developing lots of recipes and wanted to highlight Green Tomatoes. Living here in the south Green Tomatoes or Fried Green Tomatoes as they are known are featured on countless menus but there are so many other ways to use them!...
Tips for Cooking With Citrus
With Spring finally, here it’s the perfect time to infuse all your dishes with citrus! As most of my cooking is Mediterranean based, I use citrus in most all my dishes. I think by know many of you have the handy lemon/lime citrus squeezer. If not, here is a link...
Chef Patricia
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