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Award-winning Chef Phyllis Segura has cooked for people in all walks of life both in the U.S. and E.U. Chef Phyllis has been cooking for special people since 2000.
She attended the Apicius Cooking School of Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence, Italy; received a James Beard Foundation scholarship; attended various New York cooking schools; and watched her grandmother very carefully.
As a personal and private chef Phyllis cooks for individual clients and offers cooking demonstrations regularly. She specializes in small elegant dinner parties, and intimate dinners - plated or buffet, weekday meals and private and group culinary instructions.
The chef prepares a wide variety of cuisines. Whereas a restaurant chef might have a specialty that is served daily, as a personal or private chef Segura applies her skills to the requirements and palates of her clients. Fresh and seasonal ingredients make the best dishes. She is not shy with herbs and spices and will go out of her way to source ingredients.

Vegetarian, Vegan, Macrobiotic, Kosher, grain-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, blood type, diabetic and other special diets are available. Chef prefers to use organic, pesticide and antibiotic free, non-GMO and local products as much as possible.
Consultations with nutritionists are recommended for special needs and diets for proper guidelines.

References and a rate sheet are available. She currently lives in Saugerties, NY.
In 2013 she offered cooking classes in her home kitchen in Spencertown,NY www.reddoorcookingworkshop.blogspot.com

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

THANKSGIVING SUGGESTIONS



Hor D'oeuvres:

Stuffed Mushrooms *
Spiced Walnuts *
Crudites and Dip
Radish, peppers, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber,
Cherry tomatoes, celery, asparagus
Dip: Walnut Garlic Potato
Red pepper
Artichoke Garlic
Smoked Salmon Horseradish
Onion Spinach
Shrimp or Scallops with Bacon *
Shrimp on Bread Rounds with Curried Mayo
Coconut Shrimp
Crabcakes with Remoulade Sauce
Pissaladiere (onion, anchovy, tomato on puff pastry)
Prosciutto with fig, salad or fruit or mozzarella
Fried Oysters with Remoulade Sauce
Crostini: Liver Pate
Mushroom Pate
Caponata
Seafood
Artichoke
Black Olive Tapenade
Roast Goat Cheese w/honey walnut
Corn cakes with sour cream and lox *
Smoked Salmon with horseradish and dill on dark bread *
Buckwheat Blini with crème fraiche and caviar

Soups:
Pumpkin/Squash (served in a pumpkin if available) *
Roasted Root Vegetable
Corn Chowder *
Mushroom and Leek
Oyster and Ginger
Corn and Lobster Chowder
 
Salads:
Mixed Greens with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Fennel, Radicchio, Parmigiano with Pear Vinaigrette
Beet and Fennel
Waldorf
Pear, Endive and Gorgonzola

Main Dishes:
                Roasted Turkey or other fowl 
                ( Capon, Goose, Pheasant, Quail, Moscovy Duck, 
                Cornish Game Hens, Squab, Guinea Hen, Poussin)
                Rubbed with Sage and Parsley Butter or Butter and Fresh Truffles
                Giblet Gravy
Stuffing:
Sausage and Sage *
Sausage and Chestnut
Sausage and Apple
Chestnut
Sage and Chestnut *
Cornbread and Oyster
Giblet and Mushroom
Walnuts and Currants
Wild Rice and Hazelnuts *
Wild Rice and Dried Cherry

Vegetables:
Mashed Potatoes
In Skins - Twice Baked *
Plain Mashed
Garlic Mashed
Sweet Squash Pudding
Sweet Potatoes
Maple Whipped *
Roasted with Ginger and Maple Syrup
Candied with (marshmallows)
Celery Root  and Potato Puree
Diced Roasted Vegetables with herbs
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts *
Corn Pudding with Roasted Garlic *
Succotash
Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Oil
Steamed Rutabaga with Butter
Green Beans with Almonds
Peas and Pearl Onions
Baked Rosemary Onions au Gratin
Turnip Puree with orange and nutmeg
Root Vegetable Puree (potato, parsnip, celery root, carrot) *
Braised Fennel with Parmigiano
Wild Rice Cakes
Red Cabbage with Blueberries
Other: Turnips, Rutabaga, Jerusalem Artichokes, Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash,
Beets, Carrots, Fennel, Endive, Corn, Brussels Sprouts
Cranberry Sauce:
Sweet Traditional
With Orange Zest and Ginger
With Grand Marnier
With Pineapple
                        With Red Wine
Etc.
Gelatin Mold

Breads:
Sweet Loaves::
Maple-Pecan Cornbread
Pumpkin Chutney
Cranberry Walnut
Tropical Banana
Mocha Pecan
Iron Skillet Cornbread
Carrot Walnut

Savory Loaves:
Parmigiano Herb
Dill and Cheese

Popovers


Sorbets:
Pear Lime
Pear Ginger
Lemon Apple
Persimmon
Pomegranate

Desserts:
Apple or other seasonal fruit Crisp
Apple Pie with Cheese Crust or Standard *
Apple or Pear Cake with Chocolate Disc
Pumpkin Pie *
Chocolate Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Whipped Cream


























Tuesday, October 26, 2021

BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR TWO

 


                                         I loved my birthday celebration. I enjoyed your cooking so much!


Vegan/Carnivore Birthday Menu for Two 

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