Valentine's day food for Love

 

Valentine's day food for Love

So Valentine's Day is here and you're stuck yet again. What can you do differently this year? Think about it.... a good bottle of wine, candles, flowers, your favourite song in the background... mood is set.

This is just the beginning, our Valentine's day Personal Chef will create for you a bespoke menu, do the shopping, prepare and serve you if you wish, allowing you and your company to enjoy an unforgettable romantic dinner.
What more could you ask for?.

A sexy dessert - Warm chocolate volcano

3 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
4 tablespoons golden caster sugar
6 oz plain chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa
5 oz unsalted butter
8 tablespoons plain flour
6 chocolate truffles
Vanilla ice-cream or whipped cream to serve

How to make make the magic happen...

Preheat the oven to 390ºF.
Put the eggs, egg yolks and sugar into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk for 8-10 minutes until light and fluffy.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a bain-marie.
Gently fold the flour into the egg mixture. Stir a spoonful of egg mix into the melted chocolate, then gently fold the chocolate mix into the remaining egg mix.
Put a spoonful of the mixture into each of six ramekins. Put a chocolate truffle into the centre of each, taking care not to push it down too far.
Divide the rest of the mixture between the ramekins making sure the truffle is covered. Each Ramekin should be about 3/4 full.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the top is firm and starting to rise and crack.

Remove from the ramekin and serve...Bon Appetit

Your Personal Diet Chef

Your Personal Diet Chef

We all know how hard it is to diet but imagine how easy it would be if you had your own personal chef who planned your meals, measured out the portions and did all the cooking for you. Galor personal Chef Services is the answer.

Firstly let us explain the term personal chef: a personal chef is a chef who prepares meals for a client in the client's home kitchen, based on the client's needs and personal preferences. It may vary from a one off dinner party to weekly meal planning prepared in one day. In most cases these meals are left packaged in containers and refrigerated or frozen for the client to enjoy later. The personal chef service really is as flexible as you want it to be.

Personal chefs are the affordable alternative to traditional private chefs, you don't need to engage in any contract of employment and it is definitely the more economic option.

Our personal chefs at Galor will learn your special requirements and gather information around your tastes and dietary ambitions. The personal chef will design a customised program. He/she can follow your style of diet and recipes if you wish ie. Weight Watches, Atkins and the likes. It really is the perfect way to get your healthy eating plan in action and start seeing the results you want.

The Healthier Choice -
Green Stir Fry - Serves 2

Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon groundnut or vegetable oil.
A splash of toasted sesame oil
150g broccoli florets
1 sliced spring onion
75g sliced pak choi
75g trimmed fine green beans
1 chopped garlic clove
1cm slice of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh apple juice
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Method:
Heat a frying pan or wok and add the groundnut and sesame oils, add the broccoli, onion, pak choi and green beans.
Stir fry for 4 minutes, after add the garlic and ginger and stir fry for another 1 minute. Pour the juice and soy sauce and cook for a few seconds (add a little water if the stir fry appears too dry) until the vegetables are just tender. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top and serve.