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.

The gift of a Personal Chef for a day

The gift of a Personal Chef for a day

The process of compiling a Christmas gift guide can be arduous. Buying a gift to someone special needs good thinking, and when that special one has everything, it is even harder to choose something for them that you know they will use and enjoy. We have the perfect solution...

Old folklore says that the way to someone's heart is through their stomach. A gift of a personal chef for the day will definitely do the trick. This is a unique gift that your family, friends, business partners, clients or employees will remember for a long time to come. Why not surprise someone with this original type of gift?

A personal chef experience can be tailored for many different occasion. What better way to spoil that special person. A dining in evening with the one you love. A romantic evening for two by your own personal chef makes an unusual special gift idea.

A "Private Cooking Lesson at home" voucher also makes the perfect gift for a foody. To make it work all you need to do is to contact us for a complimentary consultation to discuss the gift voucher idea that you envisage.

All the lucky recipient of the gift voucher needs to do then is let us know when they want to use our service. Galor will then provide the finest quality dining experience, completely bespoke to that special occasion.

Give us a call or email us to discuss your requirements


Delicious Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Cook 250g cranberries with 500ml water over a high heat until the fruit splits.
Strain immediately and press through a fine sieve.


Add a few spoonfuls of the cooking liquid and a little sugar to this puree. Heat well until the sauce is fairly thick.

*If you like orange you can add orange zest, or if you like cinnamon flavour, you can add a cinnamon stick. Enjoy alongside your favorite food.

Relax this Christmas

Relax this Christmas

Hello everyone! So it's that time of year again, the time for delicious food and treats. One particularly nice thing about Christmas is that most of us have the opportunity to enjoy food that we wouldn't normally choose to eat at any other time of the year.

With Christmas less than six weeks away, why not make the holiday season extra special and hire your own personal chef with Galor to create the ideal Christmas experience. Christmas Eve with Galor is ever the perfect way to allow you to relax and enjoy the company of your friends and family in a totally stress free environment.

Your personal chef will be experienced and able to deliver the best results for your chosen dishes, you won't have to worry about a thing!. For those of you who are far away from home, worry not. We fully cater to your needs, even if that means following one of mum's special recipes, for you, we'll do it.

The Perfect Christmas spuds

Fluffy on the inside, golden brown on the outside. The secret is two cooking methods. Cook the potatoes in water first and then oil. The type of potato is important, you need a floury potato, but you have to cook them for as long as you possibly can without them completely disintegrating. They need to really start breaking up, so the outside's almost pureed. And then, really delicately, lift them out of the water... be careful, if you just tip the pan out they'll start pureeing because they're so soft.

Then get your oil, and make sure you've got enough - a lot of people don't put enough oil in the pan. Baste them first so they're covered in the oil, then place them in a really hot oven and keep turning them until crusty and golden brown on the outside and fluffy on the inside. There you go the Perfect Christmas spuds.

Galor’s Demonstration Chefs

Galor’s Demonstration Chefs  At Galor personal chef service we have a great talent bank of highly skilled Demonstration Chefs for food festivals, out door and in door cookery events, private & corporate events, PR and much more. Demonstration chefs fit into all types of occasions and In home demonstrations are a delicious new kind of entertainment experience. Galor’s demonstration chefs will create a glorious meal right before your eyes which is then served to you at your table to enjoy. In August this year Craig one of our Demonstration chefs performed at London’s Foodies Festival, held in Battersea Park. Every hour four teams of two audience members took on the Ready, Steady cook challenge to create a meal from less than ten ingredients always using Tenderstem® broccoli. Contestants chose between a British, Indian, Asian and Mediterranean ingredients pack and our chef challenged the contestants to whip up the meal in just 10 minutes. The Mediterranean-inspired meals proved most successful and won the greatest amount of taste tests. It was a great success and the feedback was fantastic from both audience members and our friends at TRO Group and Tenderstem: “TRO Group and Tenderstem® were very happy with Galor’s chef performance and we will certainty use your services again.” TRO Group Marketing Agency of the Year 2011 - Marketing Magazine Give us a call or email us to discuss your requirements Recipe Of The Month - Broccoli Antipasti Ingredients 4 cups broccoli florets 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons of lemon zest Pinch of chopped chilli Salt and pepper Directions: 1. Steam the broccoli to the crispness you prefer 2. Heat oil in a frying pan & turn over to moderate heat. Saute the garlic until golden 3. Stir in the lemon zest and chilli 4. Put broccoli in a bowl pour the garlic and zest over it and serve immediately Get in touch to discuss your Personal Chef requirements.

In this edition: Demonstration Chefs Recipe of the month Visit our website For more info & cooking tips visit our blog (Right) Yuda Galis Director of Galor Personal Chef Service attended the Foodies Festival (Left) Craig: Galor Demonstration Chef for the three day event in Battersea Park.

Getting On Board

Selecting the perfect chef is vital to your yacht’s performance

Whether it be for a private owned yacht or a charter, the kitchen on offer can make or break any Summer/Winter sejour at sea!. Not forgetting that the crew will also want a varied and interesting diet whilst hard at work.

Our private chef service is both convenient and streamlined, enabling our clients to enjoy their luxury vessel to it’s full capacity. Our private chefs are skilled in a diverse range of cuisine styles and are adept at seeking out regional ingredients at every port of call to create inspired dishes.

Our experienced chefs have a thorough knowledge of galley safety, sanitation standards and provisioning in obscure parts of the world. They love traveling and discovering new places and excel at working in confined spaces on rolling waves. In addition, they embrace the necessity for meal planning, provisioning, customising menus for the individual tastes of clients and adjusting dishes according to sudden changes in location, weather or occasion. "It's always with a smile,"

Top tip

The secret to cooking meals on a yacht is preparation. Once at sea, you can't go to the corner store for a shaker of salt you forgot to pack. Although galley space may be limited, good planning will lead to beautiful nutritious meals while out on the water.

Meals For Everyday

Our "Meals for Everyday" personal chef service is the perfect choice for busy families and professionals, and anyone who wants the convenience of enjoying great food at home!.

Our personal chefs prepare several meals (typically 3 to 5) with as many servings of each meal as you need. Meals generally consist of an entrée plus two side dishes. With Galor Personal Chef Service, you always receive exactly what you want!. The fresh, fully cooked meals are packaged and labeled with heating and serving instructions ready for you to eat.

Top tips on how to bring your family back to the table

Busy schedules mean that you just don't have time to stop. Trying to keep track of your schedule and your kids' schedules can be a real challenge. Studies show that children who eat with their families have healthier diets with more vegetables and fruit, more fibre and micronutrients. Dinner time is not just about nutritional value -- it's an important tradition that can help you and your family slow down, relax and reconnect.

Plan the menu together, make everyone feel like they're involved
Pick a theme, add fun to dinner time by letting each family member pick a theme
Focus on the meal and your family. Don't answer the phone. Turn off the TV
Or simply hire a Galor Personal Chef to cook for you...

Cookout

Time to BBQ

Galor Peronal Chef Service www.privatepersonalchefs.co.uk

It looks like this Summer will be a great one, with lots of sun. What could be better than a garden BBQ with fabulous food and cold drinks to celebrate with style any event, or just being with friends and family. At galor our BBQ Chef will make the perfect party.

Sample of our BBQ Menu:

Sirloin tagliata cooked rare and sliced thin on a bed of arugula salad.
Lamb cutlets marinade in olive oil, white wine, garlic and oregano.
Chicken wings marinated in honey, garlic, ginger and soy sauce.
Jumbo shrimps with pineapple chutney.
Fish kebabs on lemon grass skewers. Chorizo and new potato skewers with paprika mayonaise. Melon on the grill with feta and thyme.

Galor Top Tips for the perfect BBQ :

Temperature is key, the high heat of the BBQ ensures that the meat is sealed with all the juices inside. During the cook the less playing with the meat the better.

Use a tongs to turn the meat and avoid stabbing the meat with knives or forks.

Avoid putting the meat on the grill until the coals stop smoldering, the best time is when the coals are grey-white in colour.

Good BBQ meat needs to have a layer of fat on it. Lots of marbling helps the meat stay tender. When choosing your fillet of fish the rule is: nothing under 200g.

Never grill cold meet direct from the fridge, the meat should be at room temperature. This prevents shocking the meat.

Don't compromise on the quality of the meat, the roasting enhances the taste so when the meat is not of good quality the roasting will do it no favors!.