YaDa Chef Tip, Preventing Sauces From Scorching

Pan sauces based on the browned drippings of sauteed meat, poultry, or fish (called fond) make simple, flavorful accompaniments to the main course. Many such sauces include aromatics (usually onions or shallots), which must be sauteed in the pan with the fond before liquid is added to deglaze.

That where you can run into trouble. Occasionally, as the aromatics cook, the fond begins to over brown, which can lead to a bitter sauce. When you find your fond is turning darker than you would prefer, spread the aromatics over the area of the pan that is in trouble.

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Passover Catering Menu

The following is our Passover catering menu, also found on our website at: http://www.yadachef.com/passover.htm.

Ashkenazi Influenced foods:

Menu 1 - Serves 8-10 $250.00
Traditional Chopped Chicken Liver with Matzo Points
Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw
Pickled Beet Salad
Gefilte Fish with Fresh Horseradish
Traditional Roast Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
Traditional or Sweet Potato Kugel
Roasted Mixed Vegetable or Carrot Kugel

Menu 2 - Serves 8-10 $280.00
Traditional Chopped Chicken Liver with Matzo Points
Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw
Pickled Beet Salad
Gefilte Fish with Fresh Horseradish
Vegetable or Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls
Traditional or Sweet Potato Kugel
Roasted Mixed Vegetable or Carrot Kugel

Menu 3 - Serves 8-10 $250.00
Traditional Chopped Chicken Liver with Matzo Points
Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw
Pickled Beet Salad
Gefilte Fish with Fresh Horseradish
Vegetable or Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls
Traditional or Sweet Potato Kugel
Roasted Mixed Vegetable or Carrot Kugel

Sephardic influenced foods:

Menu 4 - Serves 8-10 $260.00
Sautéed Carrots with Almonds
Eggplant Matzo Mina
Grouper with Warm Tomato Vinaigrette
Vegetable Soup
Roast Chicken with Pomegranate Sauce
Honey and Cumin Scented Carrots
Herb Roasted Potatoes

Menu 5 - Serves 8-10 $280.00
Roasted Eggplant with Red Peppers
Sautéed Garlic Tomatoes with Matzo Points
Grouper with Warm Tomato Vinaigrette
Puree of Rosemary Roasted Pumpkin Soup
Lamb Tianjin with Apricot and Ginger
Honey and Cumin Scented Carrots
Onion and Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Menu 6 - Serves 8-10 $280.00
Sautéed Garlic Tomatoes with matzo points OR
Sun Dried Tomato and Bell Peppers with matzo points
Vegetable Soup with Matzo Balls
Appetizer Orange Salmon OR Fresh Horseradish Crusted Seared Tuna
Apricot Roasted Chicken or Roast Chicken with Prune Relish
Potato Kugel or Roast Potatoes or Roast Vegetables or Carrot Tzimmes

A La Carte Options:

SALADS 1/2 Pound 1 Pound Roasted Eggplant with Red Peppers $5.50 $8.00 Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw $2.50 $5.00 Pickled Beet Salad $5.00 $7.50 YaDa's MM Potato Salad $2.50 $5.00 YaDa's MM Tuna Salad $6.00 $10.00 Traditional Tuna Salad $5.00 $7.50 Charoset (Apples, Nuts, and Wine) $7.50 APPETIZERS AND SIDES Gefilte Fish $2.00 Potato Kugel $3.00 Carrot Kugel $3.50 SOUPS PINT QUART Vegetable $4.50 $7.50 Chicken $4.50 $7.50 Puree of Pumpkin $5.50 $7.50 ENTREES PER SERVING Roast Chicken $19.95 Lamb Tianjin with Apricot and Ginger $22.95 Sliced Brisket with Gravy (Half Pound) $19.95 Orange Salmon $19.95 Fresh Horseradish Crusted Seared Tuna $19.95 SIDES POUND Roasted Potatoes $6.00 Onion and Garlic Mashed Potatoes $6.00 Roast Vegetables $6.00 Tzimmes $5.00

All foods are Kosher, prepared in a not-for Kosher kitchen. YaDa Chef Kosherises all equipment before preparing foods and uses specific appliances and utensils to be sure and adhere to the strict Kosher guidelines.

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Pompano Beach Car Show Information

Message from CRA of Pompano Beach.

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Kotopoulo Kopita (Greek Chicken Pie), Recipe

But first, a message from our executive chef Joseph: I love almost EVERYTHING Greek....many summers were spent there in the Islands and we had the best cook around. The original recipe was a bit different than this. I made the classic Greek Lemon Chicken (Kotopoulo Skorthato) for Sunday Supper. With the leftovers I reworked this recipe to what you see. Obviously my chicken and potatoes were cooked and the lemon sauce left was thickened with a slurry made from 1 cup of water and 2 TB cornstarch to keep it gluten free.

Ingredients
3 1/2 cups boneless skinless Chicken cut into 1/4 inch cubes*
3 1/2 cups potatoes cut into 1/4 cubes*
4 cups stock (use the water used in cooking the chicken)
juice from 3-4 lemons
2tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp dried oregano
8 cloves of garlic finely minced
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup flour (sub slurry made from 1 cup water and 2-3TB of corn starch)
1 ½ cups crumbled Feta
1 cup frozen peas
1 large carrot slice in rounds
2 stalks of celery sliced
¼ cup chopped parsley
14 sheets filo dough
¼ cup butter or olive oil


Method
If using raw place the chicken in the water and season with 1tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Bring the water to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes. Remove chicken reserving the water. Save the “stock”. Add potatoes to stock. Bring back to a boil and reduce heat. Cook potatoes for 12-15 minutes. Strain the liquid into a bowl. Dice the chicken by hand or pulse in a food processor for 45 seconds to 1 minute being careful not to turn the chicken into a puree.

Heat 1TB olive oil in a large skillet. Sautee garlic until soft(1 minute). Add remaining 4TB olive oil to skillet. Add flour (or cornstarch slurry) and whisk to combine. Add stock and oregano whisking constantly until combined and thicken. Remove from heat and let cool.

Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C.Gas Mark 5

Mix chicken with vegetables, cheese and sauce. Stir to combine.

Grease a 9x13 baking dish with melted butter or olive oil. Place one piece of filo in the bottom and brush with melted butter or oil. Repeat this with 6 more sheets. Pour chicken mixture onto the filo. Spread evenly. Top with remaining filo sheets making sure to moisten with the butter or oil each sheet.

Place in oven and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the center hot and filo is golden brown and center is bubbling.

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Pet-Pals Announcement

Our friends at Pet-Pals forwarded us the following announcement.

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Partners in Healing, Upcoming Event

Our friends at Partners in Healing have the following workshop, check it out!

Free Diabetes Workshop Monday, March 22nd @ 6:30pm FACTS Every 10 seconds, 2 people are diagnosed with diabetes There are 246 million diabetics worldwide 8% of the US population is diabetic Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US Secondary disease due to diabetes are heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease and blindness Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. More and more adults and children are being diagnosed each year and the ability to keep blood sugar under control is becoming increasingly more difficult.If you or someone you love has diabetes, please join Rosanne on Monday, March 22th at 6:30 pm for an informative lecture on how natural medicine can help diabetes. Call Carol to reserve your seat...954.680.5500 Partners in Healing Rosanne Calabrese 10400 Griffin Road, Suit 204 Cooper City, FL 33328 954.680.5500 partnersinhealing@gmail.com www.partnersinhealing.org

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YaDa Chef is a Ft Lauderdale based private catering company and personal chef service serving south Florida from the Palm Beaches to the Keys, specializing in custom menus using fresh all natural organic ingredients.

Discounted Meals-in-Advance Menu - Week of March 22

For next week's meals-in-advance clients, our special menu at a discounted price of $8.99 per meal*, offers a wide variety of foods.

In addition to this great deal, YaDa Chef offers a series of options with our Standard Menu or ourSpecial Diet Menus. If you do not see foods you want, contact us and let our executive chef do what he has been trained to do.

Create a custom menu specific to your wants and needs.

Next week, the week of March 22, we are offering the following meals at discounted pricing:

• Mexican Pork Steaks, cauliflower w/lemon sauce and broccoli tomato saute (lunch)-#48
• Teriyaki Beef Stir Fry
• Spicy Grilled Shrimp with Rice and Vegetable
• Beef Wellington with Roast Potato and Vegetable
• Baked Bell Peppers Stuffed with Orzo and Vegetables
• Chicken & Black Bean Enchiladas
• Orange Salmon with Roast Potatoes and Vegetable
• Minty Tomato and Noodle Stir Fry Indicate Mild or Spicy or "Blow My Head Off"

If you would like more information, feel free to contact us either by phone, 954-260-3118, or by email, personalcheffing@yadachef.com.

Our website is located at: http://www.yadachef.com/.

YaDa Chef is a Ft Lauderdale based private catering company and personal chef service serving south Florida from the Palm Beaches to the Keys, specializing in custom menus using fresh organic ingredients.

*Plus service and tax. Additional requirements, minimums, and/or limitations may be applicable.