What's Really Going On????

Hey family hope things are going good for you. I have to ask "What’s going on with us today? We are number 1 in some of the most deadly diseases we can find. AIDS/HIV, Diabetes, Heart Diseases, that’s just to name a few, what’s going on with us family? I for one have diabetes and high blood pressure and not happy with myself and one of the major factors was what I was putting in my mouth. We can prevent a bunch of these diseases if we watch what we eat and I say let’s get busy. We have been a people that have overcome so much adversity that we should be able to get a handle on this.

Yes people are always having walks, programs, conferences and things like that but we have to one at a time do something. What might you ask??? When was the last time you have a sit down dinner with your family and I not talking about the local restaurant, but I mean you cooked everything and everyone sat down and ate, talked and be a family. Now again you might ask what does that have to do with anything well family you know what you put in your food you don't know what the guy down the block puts in his. I can remember when we ate some of the same foods that we eat today and we didn't have half of the problems we have today, why you might ask well life style has one big part, with microwaves, pre-package foods, and this busy life style that we have now we have gotten more and more unhealthily.

Family let commit to once a week to start let's have dinner together, if you can't cook I will come and cook for you, but let’s start somewhere. You might be surprise to find out something about your family you didn't know, but everyone has to put down the blackberries, laptop, the PSP's, and just sit and talk to each other. Remeber it's all about food, it's all about love, it's all about family.

Here is a few links on diabetes:

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/index.htm

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/africanamerican/

http://www.ndep.nih.gov/media/FS_AfricanAm.pdf

Why should you use a Personal Chef

Hello again family I have been getting emails asking me "why should I use a personal chef?" Having a personal chef is very affordable compaired to going out everyday, it's healthier, it helps people that hae busy liefstyles. I was reading an article on the web name Your Persoal, Professional Kitchen and it stated, It is difficult to prepare at least six to seven meals a week for a family of five or more! In this day and age, most people opt to throw a family-sized frozen meal into the oven and serve it at dinnertime. These types of meals, while convenient and filling, are not the healthiest options for your growing children. You need to prepare fresh meals, ideally from scratch, so that you all can enjoy a healthier lifestyle! (http://www.articlesalad.com/your-personal-professional-kitchen/). Family we have really lost sight of the real sit down dinner. Remember when we could eat until dad got home from work and we all sat have had dinner? Now we have allow quick fixes like the microwave to cook our dinners or let McDonald's feed our families and we wonder why we are so unhealthly.

Family I understand that some of us have our careers, lifestyles, and some of us just can't cook, we have to invest in our health and one way to do that is invest in a personal chef, if you don't use me, then find someone that you can work with. Remember it's all about food, it's all about love, it's all about family.

Mac & Cheese

2 lbs elbow macaroni

TT Salt

6 eggs

2 cans Carnation Evaporated Milk

2 1/2 lbs Chedder Cheese, Sharp Cheese and Monterey Jack

4 oz unslated butter

No Stick Cooking Spray Butter Flavored

1. Cook the macaroni in salted water until done. Drain


2. Pour mac back in pan and season with eggs, milk and most of your cheese, save some to go on top.


3. Spray your pan with your No Stick Cooking Spray and pour you mac mixture in pan


4. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of your mac


5. Bake uncovered at 350 approximately 35 mins


6. ENJOY!!!

Meat Loaf

1lbs. Onions (diced)
8oz Celery (diced)
4oz Green Pepper (diced)
2 Tbsp Garlic
2fl oz Veggie Oil
6oz Bread Crumbs
1pt Tomato juice
4lbs ground beef, turkey
4lbs ground pork
4 eggs (beaten)
1 Tbsp Salt
1 Tbsp Black Pepper
4 Tbsp Parsley (Chopped)
3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
As needed Ketchup

1. Saute the onions, celery, green pepper, and garlic in the oil until tender. Remove from pan and set aside to cool.
2. Combine all the ingredients except for the ketchup and mix well. (Your hands are the best for mixing, be sure to use gloves)
3. From into loaves of the desired size and put into loaf pans.
4. Brush the top of each loaf with ketchup. Bake at 350 until the loaf reaches an internal temp of 165 about 1 hour for a 9 inch X 5 inch loaf pan.
5. Allow loaves to rest for about 20 mins before slicing.

Cooking With Soul

Cooking With Soul

Shared via AddThis

Stewed Chicken

Ingredients

1. 3 lb. Chicken
2. 1 stalk scallion
3. 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
4. 2 cups water
5. 1 tsp. Salt
6. 3 regular sized carrots
7. 1 oz. soy sauce
8. 1 sprig. thyme (chopped)
9. 1.5 tablespoon vegetable oil
10. 1 medium onion (Chopped)
11. 2 Tomatoes (diced)
12. ½ oz lime juice
13. 4 tablespoon ketchup

Wash the chicken in water with the lime juice.
Clean & cut chicken into small pieces.
With the exception of the oil and ketchup, combine the chicken and all the other seasonings-including soy sauce.
Rub all the ingredients into the chicken and allow to marinate for a few hours (even overnight, if possible).
Remove the tomatoes, scallion and other easily removed seasonings from the chicken and place in a bowl.
Heat the vegetable oil- well hot, and fry all the chicken pieces until brown.
Add all the seasonings in the same saucepan along with the tomato ketchup and carrot.
Add water
Cover and cook over medium heat until tender.

Algernon Catering Personal Chef Services

After a long hard day at the office do you really have time to cook a fresh hot meal for your family? Don't you want a freshly cooked meal without having to visit the grocery store, cook or go to a restaurant.

Chef Q is the answer you have been looking for, a personal chef service is the answer to providing you with great tasting, affordable meals in the comfort of your home without the daily grind of shopping and cooking.

Chef Q shops for the freshest available ingredients for your dishes and arrives at your home ready to cook. Each dish is carefully prepared, and packaged fresh for your refrigerator or freezer. Your kitchen is left spotless and your home filled the wonderful aroma of a home cooked meal.

Chef Q conducts an in-home interview to determine your individual preferences and custom designs a tailored menu for your approval prior to your scheduled cook date. Go to http://algernoncatering.com/personalchef.aspx for our brochure.