Food News and Tips
Tryon NC Personal Chef - Chef Patricia
Benefits of Cold Pressed Juice
Over the past several years, I have been on a juice regimen which has been instrumental in reducing my inflammation. Because of my success, many of my clients have implemented juicing in conjunction with cleaning up their diets and have made great strides in their...
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...
Chef’s Tips for Choosing the Best Knives!
Ask any professional chef if they were stranded on a desert island and could only bring one tool and they’d would probably pick a chef’s knife. I would have to agree but beyond the chef’s knife, I have just 3 other knives that complete my collection. So many...
Salsa Recipe and Green Tomatoes
Living here in the South, fried green tomatoes are the gold standard for chefs, but there are so many other ways to use them. I’m a big fan and have developed lots of recipes where I substituted green tomatoes from my favorite red tomato recipes! I love this green...
Chefs Tips for Crafting the Perfect Buddha Bowl at Home
With Spring in the air and the farmers markets to look forward to, my creative juices are always trying to think of ways that I can add more vegetables to your dishes! One success has been the creation of the Super Salad crafted after the beloved Buddha Bowl idea. I...
Support Small Business Month!
With no end to the Pandemic, being a small business owner continues to be a challenge! So, I wanted to focus my February Newsletter on fellow small business owners to show support. No one knows better than I do as to what it takes to operate a small business....
New Yummy Foods You Have to Try!
Since January is the month when most folks decide that they need to clean up their diets, I thought I would give you a few suggestions that I really love. Most you have already shifted your diets to less meat and dairy, no gluten, less salt and sugar and more...
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...
Food Trends
A lot of planning goes into crafting the Weekly Menus, I work hard to keep on top what is happening in the food world so that I can continue to deliver healthy fun food experiences to my clients. One trend that isn’t going away is the amount of meals you will be...
Chefs Tips to Organize Your Holiday Meals and Parties
Planning your holiday meals in the midst of a pandemic may create a bigger challenge than in years past. The list below is a road map for any meal but even more important now so that you can spend more time with family and friends. Hopefully since everyone has been...
Why I Follow the Mediterranean Diet and My Famous Greek Salad Dressing Recipe
Over the past few years many of my newsletters have featured diets to help my clients find a balanced healthy meal plan that best works for them! Paleo, Keto, Pegan, Anti- Inflammatory, Whole 30 and more! But ironically the diet that I most enjoy cooking, as well as...
38 Soup Recipes for Fall
Fall in the air makes you think of soups! Having worked in several commercial kitchens, it always surprised me that most Chefs hate to make soup so they always dumped that responsibility onto me! Not only did I hone my chopping skills, but my love for creating soups...
Eat to Beat Inflammation – Inflammation and Skin Elixir
With so much information out there on what to eat and what not to eat it can be really confusing to make good choices! As a vegetarian, I struggle to maintain a balanced diet while managing my anti-inflammatory issues. Ongoing inflammation is problematic and can...
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...
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