Modern Mouthful Cooks!
Charlotte, NC
Personal Chef Services
Soy-Sesame Glazed Salmon
Served with balsamic roasted brussels sprouts and skin-on mashed potatoes with roasted garlic.
Individual Homestyle Chicken Pot Pies
Chunks of white meat chicken, carrots, celery, and peas in a creamy gravy with puff pastry crust. With arugula salad and white wine vinaigrette.
Chicken, Mango, and Wild Rice Salad
Strange but awesome. A filling meal salad with popped wild rice, white meat chicken, mango chunks, cashews, dried cherries, and toasted shallots over peppery arugula in a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette.
Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs in Hearty Tomato Sauce
Boil some pasta and add these bad boys for dinner. Juicy jumbo meatballs simmered in a traditional Italian tomato, onion, and basil sauce.
Chicken Pesto Pizza with Goat Cheese
Thin crust pizza dough slathered in homemade pesto with lots of goat cheese, chicken, pine nuts, and red pepper flakes.
Brined Bone-In Pork Chops with Peachy Glaze
The juiciest pork chop you've ever had served with roasted asparagus and purple potatoes.
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chopped chicken, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and onions in a sweet-and-sour stir fry sauce. Comes with lettuce and spicy sauce to make your own wraps.
Ribollita Soup with Pancetta and Sourdough
A traditional Italian peasant soup made with pancetta, tons of vegetables, kale, and Parmesan - finished off with sourdough IN the soup!
Tomato, Zucchini, and Fontina Tart
A hearty vegetarian entree option! Handmade tart crust filled with fresh-cut tomatoes, zucchini, roasted garlic, and lots of fontina cheese. Just bake and serve.
Raw "Pad Thai"
Great for vegans and health nuts: "Pad Thai" style noodled vegetables like carrots, zucchini, and peppers (all raw!) mixed with a nutty almond butter, lime, chili sauce.
The Best Meatloaf You've Ever Had
No, really. All beef (or turkey!) meatloaf packed with onions and herbs with a tangy-sweet tomato glaze. Served with mashed sweet potatoes and charred broccoli.
Dinner Basics
Perfect for a beginner cook, we'll walk through a three-course meal together and learn some practical, every night tips. Whether you want to know how to perfectly roast vegetables, compose a vinaigrette, or sear a steak to perfection, we'll create a menu together.
Pasta and Gnocchi Making
We'll learn the basics of homemade pasta, filling ravioli, and basic sauces. I'll also show you how to made pillowy gnocchi, a personal favorite.
Wine Night Tapas Demo
This one's my favorite. You and your friends drink wine for a couple hours, I demo some very-repeatable apps, then you nosh on them as they're finished. (You provide the wine...I'm not a sommelier! My wine comes from Costco.)
Red Wine Braised Beef Short Rib Over Parmesan Polenta
Fork-tender short ribs in a hearty au jus over creamy polenta. Served with braising vegetables and a bitter greens salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette. (App: Proscuitto-Wrapped Asparagus Spears. Dessert: Individual Lemon Souffles)
Sirloin Stir Fry with Thai Chilis and Baby Bok Choy
Marinated, thinly-sliced sirloin steak in a soy-garlic stir fry sauce sauteed with Thai chilis and snap peas. Served with steamed rice and braised baby bok choy. (App: Pork and Leek Potstickers. Dessert: Mango Sticky Rice)
Lebanese Lamb Meatballs with Corriander Sauce
Tender lamb meatballs simmered in a Middle Eastern-spiced sauce featuring cumin, coriander, and paprika. Served over golden raisin cous cous with herbed yogurt and a tangy cucumber salad. (App: Homemade Hummus and Baba Ganoush Platter. Dessert: Wine Poached Figs and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream)
