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Pulled Pork Tacos (Crockpot Recipe)

by: on May 6, 2014

Since August of 2013 I’ve been cooking for a family of four just few miles around the corner. Every Monday morning I dodge their sprinkler system, arms and hands carefully balanced and loaded down with groceries and equipment (because I never want to make two trips from the car to the kitchen). Most mornings I […]

Dinner Parties

by: on December 11, 2013

Life as a personal chef has components of great unpredictability. Mondays through Wednesdays are so predictable that I often feel like I’m starring in a fast-paced personal chef version of the movie, “Groundhog Day:” Drop kids off at school, zip to the grocery store, rush to the client’s house, whip up 3-5 dinners, package everything up, store […]

Cooking Lessons: More than techniques and skills

by: on September 2, 2013

This past Friday I was feeling really run-down. As I looked in the mirror on my way out the door to the grocery store the eyes staring back at me reflected the fatigue. I considered canceling my lesson and crawling back into bed to catch up on sleep, but I was really looking forward to seeing Irma and […]