Planet X Cafe Blog

I know – It sounds unaffordable, even unrealistic. I mean who has personal chefs? Rock Stars? CEO’s of large corporations? Yes, but not exclusively. I know it seems like a luxury item. Your own professional chef that will meet with you, custom design a menu for you, your guests, perhaps your family and then prepare delicious restaurant quality meals that meet your criteria for health and quality? Now that sounds like a luxury. Believe it or not, it not so uncommon these days to have a part time personal chef and even in this economy, it is becoming more affordable and, in many respects, much more valued.

One of the easiest solutions to the time management dilemma is to prepare more than one meal at a time. This can mean preparing a lean roast for a Sunday dinner and reserving some of the leftovers for gourmet tacos a few nights later. Accompanying the roast some roasted carrots for a cold carrot soup combined with a bit of heavy cream, marjoram, lemon juice and crab would make a beautiful lunch or brunch item by the pool…