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Discover delicious, chef-curated recipes from YaDa Chef, a personal chef service, in Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Stuart, and Port Saint Lucie Florida. Explore fresh, creative dishes that bring gourmet dining to your home!

Whitefish Greek Style Recipe

Whitefish Greek Style Recipe

4 firm fish fillets ½ cup/125ml olive oil ¾ cup/180ml lemon juice 1 teaspoon/5ml chopped or whole mint ½ teaspoon/2ml salt 1/8 teaspoon/.5ml cayenne pepper ¼ cup/60ml/90g Greek olives cut in half Lemon wedges Butter a sheet pan. Blend the olive oil, lemon juice,...

Food For Thought: Your Diet And The Environment

Food For Thought: Your Diet And The Environment

    LEARNING WITH FOOD, DELICIOUS! Educators everywhere can attest, if a lesson or activity involves snacks, students perk up with excitement. We rely on food to keep our bodies and minds strong and healthy, but not everyone understands where our food comes from....

Why Use the Nutrition Facts Label

Why Use the Nutrition Facts Label

  Proper nutrition is essential at every stage of life. The Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods and beverages is a valuable tool to help people make more informed decisions about the nutritional content of the foods they plan to purchase and eat.  The Nutrition...

Walnut Skordalia Recipe

Walnut Skordalia Recipe

  Enjoy a traditional Greek dip known as walnut skordalia made with walnuts, stale bread and lots of garlic. Put it on your veggies, spread it on your wraps - once you've tasted this fantastic creation, you'll be making it again and again. It's easy to prepare...

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day – April 12th

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day – April 12th

    Crispy bread and melted cheese. How can something that tastes so good be this simple? Welcome to National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day on April 12! What’s the secret? We asked Aaron Christenson, the owner of a small Central Oregon restaurant which won a recent...

Baked Feta Pasta Recipe

Baked Feta Pasta Recipe

  by LAUREN MIYASHIRO This is the story about another viral TikTok trend that I kinda sorted wanted to hate...but didn't. It's not that I didn't think the idea sounded delicious. It's just that the whole thing seemed too simple. Obviously roasting a block of feta with...

ChemMatters Infographic: Why Bacon Smells So Good

ChemMatters Infographic: Why Bacon Smells So Good

  Bacon and eggs. A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. Bacon crumbles sprinkled over roasted Brussels sprouts. Even a doughnut topped with maple icing and, you may have guessed, bacon. Hungry yet? These are all food items that have one time or another been on...

Vegetable Tikka Masala Recipe

Vegetable Tikka Masala Recipe

    This is an “icebox” meal. By that we mean that you use what you have left over in your fridge. We like to include potatoes, but it is not a necessity.   Serves 4-6   1 tablespoons/30ml olive oil  1 yellow onion diced 4 cloves garlic minced  2 teaspoons/10ml...

Beef and Guinness Stew Recipe: Iconic Irish Meal

Beef and Guinness Stew Recipe: Iconic Irish Meal

  Serves 6-8   2 pounds/1kg lean stewing beef 3 tablespoons/45ml oil 2 tablespoons/30ml flour salt to taste black pepper to taste 1 pinch cayenne 2 large onions (coarsely chopped) Optional: 1 large clove garlic (crushed) 2 tablespoons/30ml tomato puree (dissolved in 4...

Avocado Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding

Avocado Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding

  Author: Lee Cook time:  15 mins Total time:  15 mins Serves: 4   Quick and easy! For no-fail results, make 12-24 hours in advance. Adapted from the “Live Chocolate Mousse” recipe in Mark Reinfeld’s and Jennifer Murray’s cookbook, The 30 Minute Vegan. Note:...

Colcannon Potatoes Recipe

Colcannon Potatoes Recipe

Potatoes were introduced to to Europe by 16th century explorers. This is an Irish dish of boiled potatoes and cabbage or kale mashed together and flavoured with onion, shallots, or leeks and cream or butter. The word 'colcannon' is from the Gaelic cal ceannann' which...

New Uniforms a la Chef Uniforms

New Uniforms a la Chef Uniforms

Our new uniforms, courtesy of Chef Uniforms, have arrived!  New look for a new year and we're loving the short sleeved jackets and comfortable pants. Our lightweight coats are easily laundered and are holding up exceptionally well. For ordering information: Chef...