Marriott Employee Party at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie NY ! Catered by Zach’s Snacks!
Cilantro Lime Chicken Breast
Tiger Shrimp.Roasted Vegetable.Tomato
Scallion Ginger Three Cheese Macaroni
Roasted Vegetable & Swiss Chard
Yellow Rice & Beans
Cream of Brocoli Soup
Salad
Cheese and Fruit
Vegetable Platter
Blondies & Chocolate
’ Warm Peach Pie ‘
Over the years, I’ve developed delicious gluten free pies crusts. Its one of my most popular items.
Brown Rice Flour makes a particularly fantastic pie crust. The texture and flavor is much better than with wheat flour.
Amaranth Flour also works quite nicely.
I always mix spices like Coriander and Ginger into the flour as well to add depth and floral notes to the finished product.
Peaches make the most amazing pies. Throw fresh berries & raw sugar in for a tasty treat!
Pie is always best with Grass Fed Ice Cream. Try Goat or Sheep Milk Ice Cream for a new sensation! Hemp and Coconut Ice Cream is great too!
Local Pastured Cruelty Free. I Love The Berkshires and The Hudson Valley. The selection is vast and Farmers are friendly.
Get out there and get a slice!
Red Jungle Fowl aka “Chicken”.
Domesticated before 6000 BC.
You can raise a free-range chicken for slaughter in 14 weeks.
Or keep it 5 to 10 years as your pal.
Shown : Dinner for two.
Blackened Chicken Breast w/ Drunken Mire Poix . Curry Garlic Chard. Roast Shitake & Button Mushrooms. Scallop Lemon Pan Sauce.
Here’s a recipe for a blackening seasoning :
Tablespoon of each : Pepper. Celery Salt. Garlic Powder. Onion Powder. Smoked Paprika. Chile Powder. Cayenne. Cumin. Coriander.
2-3 Tablespoons Salt
Place all seasonings into a dry small jar with a lid. Cover and shake to blend. Use to season chicken, pork, fish, red meat or vegetables!
Here’s Another Blackening Seasoning Recipe
One Tablespoon of each : Coriander. Onion Powder. Paprika. Celery Seed Powder.
1-2 Tablespoon Salt. 1/2 Tablespoon Black Pepper and Garlic Powder.
“We’ve Got Wraps…”
I’m always ready to pull together meals from what clients already have in their refrigerator.
The trick to working with basic ingredients and making delicious meals is to apply a variety of techniques and herbs & spices to each component of the dish.
Something could be Sour.
Something could be Sweet.
Something could be Spicy.
Something could be Roasted.
Something could be Toasted.
Something could be Fresh.
Something could Crunch.
Something could be Salty.
When you combine techniques and spices with basic ingredients, you create layers of flavor which keep the pallet interested!
Shown: Casual Dinner for three.
Sexy Fried Tofu w/ Caramelized Onions & Carrots. Cucumber. Spiced Rice. Beans. Lime Creme. Pecan Candy. Avocado.
NYE in Hudson NY at The Tin Ballroom 2012 w/ DJ Gio!
In the summer of 2011, DJ Gio hired a buddy and myself to move him out and into a new apartment. The move went quite smoothly. This led Giovanni to request my services as his assistant at what would be 7 gigs over the course of the summer and fall.
We bumped them all. The Berkshires. Columbia County. The Catskills. Both sides of the river. Bringin’ the noise for the dance floor!
Most recently, we got Gio set up in The Tin Ballroom on New Year’s Eve for a Wedding After Party. Congratulations Dove and Nicole!!! You girls are awesome together!
The Tin Ballroom is so cool because the walls and ceiling are covered in gorgeous textured tin and it’s completely lit by candles. It’s an amazingly beautiful venue.
We had a blast bringing in the New Year with Y’all !!!!
Deer Season! So Naturally… Deer Pizza.
Shown:
Seared Venison Au Poivre w/ Garlic Broccoli. Balsamic Onions. Tomato. Parmesan. Parsley. Pickled Garlic. Cabbage.
Very Happy To Have Deer In The Freezer. More Pics As The Winter Goes On!
MISSION :
PREPARE VEGETABLE LASAGNA. MAC AND CHEESE. AND TWO PIES WITH APPLES FROM THE YARD FOR YOUR VIP*.
CONDITIONS :
NO WHEAT FLOURS ALLOWED. ALL FINISHED PRODUCTS MUST CONTAIN NO GLUTEN!
YOU HAVE 4 HOURS. 4 BURNERS. 1 OVEN.
DESTINATION :
DELICIOUS!!!
Free Range Eggs! A Great Addition to Many Meals!
Eggs are one of my most favorite foods. They have so many flavors.
White Protein. White Protein Crispy. Cooked Yolk. Cooked Yolk Crispy. Runny Yolk.
With the five base flavors in an over easy egg, one can enjoy many flavor combination throughout a dish!!!
Shown:
Pink Lentil Coriander Rice w/ Vino Blanco Vegetables & Free Range Eggs over easy!
