Personal Chef
How it works
Personal chef's services: we create a customized menu based on your preferences and the following options:
5X4= 4 portions of 5 meals or 20 meals in total for $300
5X2=2 portions of 5 meals or 10 meals in total for $150
The price includes shopping for the ingredients, preparation of meals and delivery.
In general, the meals include a protein serving and a side dish. Appetizers and deserts are not included in 5X4 and 5X2 packages but you can always order them together with your packages. Please feel free to contact us to get a sample customized menu and a quote.
The ordering consists of the following steps:
1. E-mail, telephone or in-person consultation, during which we prepare a sample menu, and provide you with an estimate based on your choices, diet concerns and preferences.
2. You review the menu plan and let us know if you would like it to be further customized or approve it, and we schedule the delivery of services date and time. Once the menu is approved and the order placed, we will need a 50% deposit and the remaining amount is due upon delivery of services.
3. The meals are in individual containers that you can freeze or put in an oven, and each container is labeled. The label contains the full list of ingredients, as well as storing and warming up method.
We cook Mediterranean and East European dishes and also provide food choices based on special diet needs: vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, weight loss and diabetic. We don't use unhealthy ingredients, and everything is made from scratch: sauces, soup bases, breads, dressings, dough, etc.
Each protein serving is eight ounces. Each entree includes a delicious and healthy side dish. Most typical side dishes are veggies, rice, bulgur, cous-cous, quinoa, legumes. Less typical but equally healthy: buckwheat, millet, barley. The method of cooking: fresh, steamed, sautéed, stir fried, baked, roasted, grilled.
The following list shows the basic choices and the possibilities of different combinations.
MENUS
REGULAR MENUS
MAIN DISHES
- Beef in spicy homemade teriyaki sauce- Beef goulash with fresh tomatoes, onions and herbs
- Spicy beef medallions with onions
- Beef cabbage rolls with fresh tomatoes and herbs
- Beef Stroganoff
- Crispy and tender beef, turkey or chicken Schnitzel
- Beef, turkey or chicken dumplings
- Beef chilli
- Beef or vegetarian dolma with rice or bulgur and lemon yogurt sauce
- Beef, pork, lamb, chicken or turkey souvlaki
- Spicy beef, turkey, chicken or vegetarian meatballs in tomato sauce or glazed
- Beef, turkey, chicken or vegetarian meatloaf
- Beef, turkey, chicken or vegan burgers - Chicken or vegetable curry (mild or spicy)
- Chicken Cacciatore with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and herbs
- Spicy roasted Cornish hen
- Spicy roasted whole chicken
- Spicy roasted assorted chicken tray: drummettes, thighs, breast.
- Beef, Seafood, Chicken or Vegetarian Egg rolls
- Spicy pork medallions
- Sweet and sour Asian pork
- Pork Chow Mein with carrots and celery and homemade honey garlic sauce
- Home made Pork or Turkey sausage
- Grilled Lemon salmon
- Sea food skewers (prawns, salmon, scallops)
- Variety of pasta dishes: Meat balls Spaghetti, Chicken Alfredo, Quattrro Formaggi Alfredo fettuccine, seafood medley, Vegetarian Pasta Primavera in Tomato or Alfredo sauce, Homemade Pesto Pasta (pesto choices: basil & pine nuts, herbal mix, herbs and pumpkin seeds)
- Meat lasagna, Cheese lasagna, Spinach & Ricotta Lasagna, Vegetarian Lasagna (whole wheat lasagna noodles option available)
- Canneloni (Beef; Spinach & Ricotta)
SIDE DISHES
- Risotto (different flavors)- Spicy Basmati rice
- Saffron/Lemon rice
- Spicy couscous
- Lemon Bulgur (with or without vegetables)
- Spicy or savory Quinoa
- Polenta with Feta cheese
- Buckwheat kasha (with mushrooms and/or onions or savory)
- Chickpeas with vegetables and herbs
- Spicy kidney beans stew
- Spicy white beans stew
- Spicy lentils (dal) stew
- Variety of seasonal veggies: roasted, grilled, sautéed, steamed
- Vegetable curry
- Eggplant Parmesan (same as lasagna, but layers are made with grilled eggplant slices)
- Walnut stuffed eggplants
SOUPS
- Turkey or Chicken meatballs in fragrant herbal bouillon- Borsch
- White beans and fresh herbs
- Spinach and fresh herbs
COMPLIMENTS TO MEAL
- Focaccia bread- Garlic breadsticks
SALADS
- Caesar salad with homemade dressing & croutons- Greek Salad
- Pasta Salad
- Potato Salad
- Garden Salad
- Grain salads (bulgur, cous-cous, quinoa)
DESSERTS
- Pastries: cream puffs, baklava, fruit tartlets, sandwich mini cakes, lemon bars- Cakes: Napoleon, Honey/Custard
- Tiramisu
- Fruits with homemade chocolate sauce
- Lemon bars
- Cookies: chocolate chip, caramel, coconut, vanilla, lemon
- Homemade organic granola (made with Kamut)
ETHNIC DISHES
- Georgian cheese pie (Khachapuri)- Georgian Cacciatore
- Georgian Chicken in Walnut sauce
- Ukrainian Borsch
- Potato/Cheddar perogies
- Cabbage/Mushroom perogies
- Eastern European Turkey Meatball soup
