by Joseph Yacino | Jun 11, 2017 | fort lauderdale personal chef, health and nutrition, healthy snacks, palm beach personal chef, snack ideas
It is tough to find good snacks for kids in this day and age of highly processed, fast foods. Here are some healthy ideas for snacks…all organic of course. These ideas are great for adults too! Need a little extra boost at the office between meetings and meals?...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 11, 2017 | diet benefits, eat healthy, fort lauderdale personal chef, healthy eating, mediterranean diet, palm beach personal chef
If you are looking for a heart-healthy eating plan, the Mediterranean-styled diet might be right for you. A Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating — plus a splash of flavorful olive oil and perhaps a glass of red wine — among other components...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 7, 2017 | anchovies, fort lauderdale personal chef, palm beach personal chef, pasta, recipe, recipes, tomato, tomatoes, vegetarian
Serves 4 1lb/450g pasta, cooked according to package directions al dente (to the tooth) 2 tbsp/30ml olive oil 5 cloves garlic, chopped ⅛ tsp/.5ml red pepper flakes 1 cup/225ml onion, diced 1 bulb, 2 cups/450ml fresh fennel, cut into bite sized pieces 2...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 6, 2017 | chicken, fort lauderdale personal chef, french, french cooking, palm beach personal chef, provencal, recipe, recipes
Rich flavours and a hearty sauce will make everyone think you have been cooking for hours. Bone in chicken has more flavor and is the classic way to make this dish, but feel free to use a boneless piece. Serves 4 2 pounds/900g chicken leg quarters 1...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 6, 2017 | ashkenazi, cabbage, fort lauderdale personal chef, galumpki, palm beach personal chef, passover, pesach, poland, polish, recipe, recipes, sephardic, stuffed cabbage leaves
Here is a re-do of my Polish Babci’s Galumpki. These can be done with or without meat, so they can be pareve. These are also rice free, so they can be eaten by both Sephardic and Ashkenazi sects, and goodness knows there are PLENTY of potatoes around during Pesach....
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 4, 2017 | bread, easter, fort lauderdale personal chef, holiday, holiday meal, Italian easter bread, palm beach personal chef
The Italians love to celebrate holidays with food and Easter is one of those special holidays. The breads come in every shape and size. Many are sweet, braided and wrapped around eggs. The Neapolitans have a delicious savory one stuffed with ricotta and...