Rosh Hashanah Dinner Party

This family had a great and lovely time with some friends & family and enjoyed a very delicious and elegant dinner to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

Moroccan Beet Salad served in a appetizer spoon as an amuse-bouche. Very light!


Home-Made Hummus with fresh parsley

Enjoy the pictures and if you would like any of the recipes of the meals here shown please email me @ gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com or chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com.

Mixed Greens Salad with Grape Tomatoes, Yellow Tomatoes & Pomegranate Seeds


Home-Made Raspberry Vinaigrette

Happy meals everyone!
Chef Vanessa

Chilled Cucumber Soup with fresh dill


In Portuguese:
Esta família pode aproveitar e celebrar Rosh Hashanah com alguns de seus amigos e família num delicioso e elegante e tudo ficou muito bonito.

Israeli Couscous with carrots, petit peas and fresh herbs


Baked Teriyaki Salmon with fresh herbs

Espero que gostem das fotos e se quiserem receber alguma das receitas de algum dos pratos preparados por favor me enviem email para gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com ou chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com
Boas refeições para todos!
Chef Vanessa

Rosh Hashanah Honey Apple Cake & Lemon Cheese Cake without the raspberry sauce that was made to be served with!

Williams-Sonoma Easy Sauces Class Sept 2010

Mini Burgers made with organic ground beef & served with chipotle-tomato sauce


Skirt Steaks served with Cilantro-Chimichurri sauce


This class was a great success and the sauces came out perfect and everyone enjoyed all the meals prep together with the sauces.

Orange-ginger glaze with grilled chicken breasts and mint couscous


Lamb pops with green olive sauce! Really good! This sauce was my favorite!

I hope that you all had a great time and enjoy the pictures and if anyone would like to have a copy of any of the recipes from this class please email me @ gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com or chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com.
Happy meals everyone!
Chef Vanessa


In Portuguese:
Esta aula foi um sucesso e os molhos ficaram perfeitos e todo mundo adorou todas as refeições preparadas junto com os molhos.



Eu espero que todos tenham se divertido e aproveitem as fotos e se alguem quiser alguma receita de um dos pratos preparados por favor me mandem um email para gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com ou chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com
Boas refeições para todos!
Chef Vanessa

Williams-Sonoma Comfort Food Class Aug 2010

Shrimp & Spicy Chorizos with Gritz


This class was a blast! We had such a great time and eveyone was dying to try every single meal and specially the Mac n' Cheese, yummm!!!!


So enjoy the pictures and if you would like to receive a copy of any of the meals recipe pls email me @ gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com or chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com
Happy meals everyone!
Chef Vanessa

Tamy's Devine Salad Creations


Bacon Mac n'Cheese with Truffle Oil!!! Yummm!!

In Portuguese:
Esta aula foi exepcional! Foi uma aula interessantíssima e com uma vibração ótima e todos estavam babando à espera pelas comidas e em especial a de Macarrão com Queijo, que delícia!!!



Bom, aproveitem as fotos e se quiserem receber uma cópia da receita de qualquer um dos pratos me mandem um email para gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com ou chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com
Boas refeições para todos!
Chef Vanessa


Whole wheat Spaguetti a Carbonara


Home-Made Chocolate Scones!! Soooo Gooood!!!