Personal chef - 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?. How About A Sexy Dessert - Warm Chocolate Volcano Ingredients 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 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

Try out these Christmas chocolate truffles

Christmas chocolate truffles

Try out these Christmas chocolate truffles

Ingredients:

150g of the best quality dark chocolate, at least 75% cocoa
150 ml double cream
2 tbs of Grand Marnier orange liquor or rum or brandy etc...
Orange zest - optional
Cocoa powder for dusting

Method:
Break the chocolate into small pieces. In a small saucepan
bring the cream to simmering point and then mix with the
chocolate until you have a smooth, blended mixture.
Add the liquor and the orange zest. Refrigerate overnight.
When the mixture has set, roll the chocolate into little balls and
dust lightly with cocoa powder.

Result: an indulgent Christmas treat.

Your Private Butler Experience

Your Private Butler Experience Over the years Galor has built a strong network of professionals capable of managing every aspect of your home, whether that be a single home or multiple homes. In recent times we have seen the demand for butlers increase and we are proud to say that we represent only the best in the business. Here is what Stevens a Royal butler has to say: “One of the toughest aspects of the job is trying to second-guess my employer. Not only what, but when, how and where. Although I have some involvement in every aspect of his life, from dressing him in the morning and serving his breakfast to managing his homes, planning trips and representing him at meetings, it takes a long time to get to know someone well enough to anticipate what they will like.” If you are thinking about hiring a butler for a once off event or for a longer term, Get in touch so we can select the perfect butler for you. Top Tip Never carry a tray on your fingertips. This makes a tray unstable and looks pretentious.

Halloween with Galor

Trick or Treat with Galor Halloween provides the perfect opportunity to be creative in the kitchen. Whether it's as simple as saving the seeds from pumpkin carvings to make a tasty yet healthy snack or a drink fit for any witch or monster, Halloween is a sweet and fun time in the kitchen. With many holiday celebrations on the horizon, like Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years Eve, now is the time to hire your own personal chef. With Galor taking care of the food, you’ll be able to focus on your guests and family while enjoying the delicious treats. Cheese Witch’s Brooms For 12 Brooms Ingredients 12 slices of cheese 12 pretzel sticks 12 fresh chives Fold each cheese slice and cut the fringes of the broom using a pair of scissors. Then roll the slice of cheese around a pretzel stick with the fringe looking down. To keep the cheese around the stick, use some chive and knot it around.

Tips for hosting a great event

Holiday entertaining with Galor

In a couple of short months the holiday season will be upon us once again! and you know what that means - celebrations, events, and parties. What better way to impress and celebrate than with your own personal chef cooking and preparing all the festive and traditional comfort foods for you and your guests. Galor can provide friendly and professional waiting staff too or someone to shake up some tasty cocktails to complete the perfect event. So whats left to celebrate before year end? In no particular order: Halloween, Christmas and Pre-Christmas celebrations, Staff parties, Hanukah, Boxing day, Thanks Giving.... and what's New Years Eve without a party!. With Galor you can host an elegant event and be able to enjoy your guests and family at the same time.

Tips for hosting a great event

• Know your guests: find out about their likes and dislikes, making sure everyone feels comfortable with the food. This alone can avoid major complications.
• Buffet: If you're having a large party, then a buffet might work best. It means you don't have to worry about timing as much as with sit down dinners and buffets are great for picky eaters, everyone can create a bespoke plate, and choose for themselves.
• Having the right selection of drinks on offer is essential.
• Think about buying good-quality tableware.

Lastly, but equally as important, remember to enjoy the evening and just let us take care of the rest.

Don't trash our Future

Love Food, Hate Waste

We throw away 7.2 million tons of food every year, it's not just about good food going to waste, it's about saving money, up to £50 per month and helping reduce serious environmental implications. If we stop throwing food that can be eaten, it would have the same carbon impact as taking 1 of 5 cars off the roads.

So lets start doing something about it!!

Some Useful Tips For Making The Most Of The Food You Buy

Stock

When making a soup keep the ends and the skin of the carrots, onions, celery, peppers and the roots of the parsley to make a tasty stock.

Blanching

Before the broccoli, cauliflower, sweet-corn or spinach goes off, blanch them quickly in boiling water and freeze for a later date.

Herbs

You can blend all your herbs with olive oil, garlic and pine nuts, and use it for a sauce for pasta or just to put it in your sandwich.....Delicious

Cocktails anyone?

Galor brings the cocktail bar to you... Are you hosting an event and looking for someone to shake up tasty cocktails? The first step will be to establish exactly what your requirements are, from there we will determine which Bartender will be the perfect match for your event, your bartender will contact you and create a bespoke cocktail menu for you and your guests. You will receive a comprehensive shopping list based on cocktails required. Your barman will arrive in advance to set up and organise the bar area. He/She will make fabulous cocktails while you enjoy your guests. So simple and so lovely Our sophisticated Bartenders are of the highest calibre, always friendly, efficient, and above all professional and understanding of the environment which they are working in... Read More We asked our Bartender Tom what "At-Home Bartenders" do wrong? "You see a lot of people shaking cocktails that should be stirred; like a Manhattan or a Negroni. Simple mistakes, but will make a world of difference when made correctly."