Food News and Tips
Tryon NC Personal Chef - Chef Patricia
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...
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...
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