Burnt Toast Kitchen NYC

I thought I was going to save the world. I learned languages, traveled, worked in non-profits, worked at a foundation and made a difference. I got my master’s in international affairs. I lived abroad twice. And then I wasn’t so happy. What to do? Do what you love? But then you get tired of it and don’t love it anymore, right? I loved cooking. Could I, at almost age 40, start over and enter in the culinary world? Julia Child was 40 when she got her start. Well then, so could I.

I had been cooking probably since the age of eight when my mom let me make a meal. I found a recipe, she bought the ingredients, and I cooked it. Lamb stew. I don’t really remember how it was, but it was exciting for me to know that I was preparing something for the whole family. I would watch Julia Child, Martin Yan, and Jeff Smith during my summer vacations. This was in the 70s and 80s before the Food Network existed and you had to watch cooking shows on public television.

I was 14 years old when my sister and I became vegetarians. We cooked for ourselves, experimenting with recipes together. My mom would take us to the local health food store (there was only one near us on Staten Island in 1985), where we would buy ingredients. When in college, we’d create gourmet meals using only a microwave, toaster oven and hot plate!

My professional cooking began…

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Initial Consultation
20-minute phone consultation followed by a 90 minute consultion hour in person to discuss your needs and wants from Burnt Toast Kitchen NYC. Free.

Meal Preparation
Based on the initial consultation, I will cook the agreed upon combination of breakfasts, lunches, dinners and/or snacks. Depending on the quantity of meals desired, more than one visit may be necessary.

Meal Delivery
If the client prefers, meals will be delivered to your home ready to be heated or frozen.

Cooking Instruction
Knife skills, how to set up your kitchen for success, basic or advanced cooking skills, how to make a good meal based on what you have in your pantry/refrigerator at the moment and more.

Included in all services
Menu planning (up to two revisions), grocery shopping (actual or virtual), ingredient list if you are shopping, meal preparation, packaging and labeling of meals, and clean up.             

Extra Charges
Groceries, travel by taxi with groceries, cleaning fee if no dishwasher in house, containers.

The culinary food world is our oyster mushroom, but here are a few dishes in my repertoire:

Entrees

Lemon piccatta cauliflower steaks

Vegetable Paella

Vegetable strudel with curried cauliflower, potatoes and peas

Vegetarian pad thai with eggs or tofu

Spaghetti with marinara and eggplant “meatballs”

Soups

Carrot ginger bisque

Dilled mushroom barley

Spicy gazpacho

Endive rice with thyme

Chilled potato chive and garlic

Sides

Sesame carrots

Baked Zucchini, parsnip and potato pancakes

Stuffed sweet potatoes with smoked gouda and broccoli

Stuffed tomatoes with cous cous and herbs

Three bean salad with cilantro, lime and corn

Check out my FOOD! page for pictures of some of the above

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