RECENT PROJECTS
Check out a few of my latest projects as well as some feedback from my clients. Click the CONTACT tab to send me a message or inquire about hiring me to get started on a project for you!
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After
Garden Project
This was such a fun project! I started from scratch building a vegetable garden - complete with bunny-proof fence! - for tomatoes, peppers, lettuce and cucumbers. What the pics can't really show is the addition of much needed mushroom compost and manure to get those veggies growing!
I mulched around the outside of the garden to make it easier to walk around and care for, as well as to minimize the weeding and maintenance that will be needed.
Cooking Instruction Workshop
I spent the afternoon with the Pella Windows Women's Connections Group teaching them about using dry rubs to amp up the flavors of their food without added fat, easy ways to incorporate herbs into their meals, and how to make their pantry work for them.
I had a blast answering their questions and getting to know the ladies. They were such a great group! We even had some folks join us over the phone for the session.
Comments From The Customer:
"Thank you so much, Nicole, for preparing all those meals for me on Saturday!! This is the second time I've used your service and I am incredibly happy with the results!! I've already tried the breakfast sandwiches and the italian style meatballs, which were both so delicious, and I can't wait to try the meatloaf, rice & veggie mix, and chicken & pasta dish.
I used to waste so much time every night looking at the empty cupboards and refrigerator, trying to force myself to magically come up with something to eat, not wanting to go to the store, and then end up ordering expensive take out and eating way too much because by the time it got there I was starving. Now I know exactly what I am going to eat for breakfast and dinner for the entire week and all I have to do is take out the small portion and reheat it. Saves me so much time, money, anxiety, and calories! And I know it's going to be delicious!!
I really enjoy working with you, so thanks again, and I'm looking forward to the next time!"
In Home Food Preparation
One of my favorite things to do is working with clients and creating menus and dishes I can pre-make for them to enjoy. I recently prepared 5 different dishes for a repeat customer. I worked with her to determine what meals she wanted, tweaked them for her tastes, preferences and dietary needs and provided her with the complete list of ingredients she would need to purchase.
Then I arrived and went to work cooking, portioning and wrapping up the meals for her to eat in the coming weeks. This is just a sampling of some of the items I am able to prepare, but here is the menu she chose:
- Breakfast Egg Sandwiches (2 varieties)
- Baked Italian-Style Meatballs
- Meatloaf
- Mixed Veggie, Rice & Black Beans
- Penne with Chicken & Brocolli
Oven-roasted chicken breast tossed with zucchini, broccoli and onions. I mixed it with Penne to finish the dish.
Cooking in action! I had lots of space to spread out and prepare meals in this lovely kitchen!
Baked Egg Sandwiches, before I assembled them with the English muffins
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