Annie’s Anecdotes

My life as the brunette version of Lucille Ball

Never Trust a Skinny Chef…Are You Kidding Me?

Posted & filed under My Stories.

“I was told to never trust a skinny (Italian) Chef!” You have NO idea how many times I have been told that! Or, I get “how can you be skinny AND be a good cook? Should we trust you?” When I first started hearing comments like those from potential clients, I did not know how… Read more »

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner – or two or three or more!

Posted & filed under My Delicious Dishes.

I seem to be making a lot of chicken dishes lately, so thought I’d share them with you. Each preparation has a non-traditional twist (or two) – no boring chicken here!   Broccoli/Chicken Stir Fry A healthy version of a standard unhealthy take-out food favorite! No MSG, mass amounts of sugar or corn starch, just… Read more »

Ropa Vieja Recipe

Posted & filed under Recipes.

Ropa Vieja with Arepas

I’ve had so many requests for my Ropa Vieja recipe, I decided to just share it here for you.  But shhhhhh,  don’t tell, it’s a ‪crockpot‬ recipe! As a ‪‎personal chef‬ I LOVE the good ol’ crock, NOT for anything and EVERYTHING (noooo pork tenderloin guys, please!!), but for a few specific items, like a… Read more »

Sharing the South Jersey Tornado with a new client!

Posted & filed under Recent Happenings.

For those of you who follow me on Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter (if you don’t, you should!!!!! See links to the left), you will have noticed that I was MIA all last week…no pictures of food I cooked and definitely no funny “Angela” stories. South Jersey got hit with 25 minutes of pure insanity, otherwise… Read more »

Veggies, Veggies and More Veggies!

Posted & filed under My Delicious Dishes.

Over the last few weeks, I have prepared many plant-based dishes for my clients, and thought it was time to share them all here! Please keep in mind that I am not the best photographer ever…granted, all of my food posts and pics are brought to you by yours truly, and most of the time… Read more »