A Personal Chef is a trained professional who comes to your home and prepares healthy, delicious nutritious meals based on your personal tastes and dietary requirements. I do all the planning, shopping, cooking, packaging, and clean-up. Meals labeled with clear heating and serving instructions will be stored in your refrigerator and/or freezer for you to enjoy at your convenience.

From home-style to gourmet, your taste preferences form the basis of the dinners I create for you. We start with a "food preference meeting" so that I get a feel for the kinds of food you like. Based on your preferences, I suggest a menu of three to five different entrées, depending on the service selected. After you approve the menu, we set up a cooking day, and I do the rest. You come home to a clean kitchen and the tantalizing aromas of home cooking.

While it may sound like something for the rich and famous, hiring the services of a Personal Chef is surprising affordable. The cost for a service depends upon the number and ages of people to be served, whether they are heavy or light eaters, and any special dietary requirements that need to be addressed.

How much are you spending now on dining out, take-out, and ready-made from the market? Are you throwing away food you haven't gotten around to cooking? For about the same amount, you could be dining in the comfort of your own home on fresh, delicious meals prepared especially for you!

• Busy professionals
• Families on the go
• New parents
• Retirees/seniors
• People with disabilities or convalescents
• People on special diets
• Anyone with no desire or time to cook

I specialize in using organic (where possible), local and sustainable whole foods.

Here's a sampling of the possibilities:

• Classic Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes
• Beef Madagascar
• Hearty Beef Stew
• Mexican Chicken Soup
• Senate Bean Soup
• Rustic Potato & Kale Soup
• Pork in Chile Verde
• Fennel Pork Roast Sonoma
• Maple-mustard Pork Tenderloin with Apples
• Swedish Meatballs in Sour Cream Gravy
• Ginger-Sesame Grilled Chicken Breasts
• Grilled Chicken with Apricot/Pistachio Pilaf
• California Chicken Burritos
• Lamb & Eggplant Stew
• Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche
• Penne with Ham & Asparagus
• Rigatoni with Smoked Turkey & Broccoli
• Swordfish with Herb Aioli
• Baked Salmon Lemon Thyme
• Red Snapper Vera Cruz
• Shrimp & Roasted Red Pepper Salad
• Sesame Ginger Couscous
• Black Bean Tamale Pie
• Broccoli, Tomato, & Feta with Rice