Sofia's B'Day! Bilisario da Sofia!

Sofia happy birthday my dear and I hope have enjoyed preaparing your own apron and your own pizza! My daughter was there too and Sophia's brother too, Thomas!




And off course there will always be the adults that have as much fun as the kids preparing food and eating as well. Enjoy the pictures of all the friends and family and off course the pizzas!
Happy meals everyone!
Chef Vanessa




In Portuguese:

Minha querida Sofia, feliz aniversario e eu espero que voce tenha aproveitado muito o seu dia e que tenha curtido fazer seu proprio avental e sua propria pizza. Minha filha Jessica e o irmao da Sofia tambem estavam presentes! E locigo sempre tera nas festas os adultos que se divertem tanto quanto as criancas na preparacao da comida e com a festa e comendo eh logico!





Entao apreoveitem as fotos de todos os amigos e familiares e logico das pizzas tambem!
Boas refeicoes a todos!
Chef Vanessa

Dinner Party! Jantar de celebracao!

Ms. Sheila had this beatiful club house for hers and her husband's celebration dinner party and everything was gorgeous and the food was delicious!




So enjoy the pictures and happy meals everyone!
Chef Vanessa




In Portuguese:

Esta festa da Sr.a Sheila foi linda, e foi em uma locacao maravilhosa e foi uma celebracao deste casal e sua familia e eu preparei o jantar para esta celebracao e tudo ficou lindo e muito gostoso!




Aproveitem as fotos e boas refeicoes a todos!
Chef Vanessa

Birthday party! Festa de aniversario!

Mr. B having fun with my knife! hahahaha.....!!!!

This was a very fun and cool party that I've done and it was for a beautiful family in Boca Raton, FL.

This party was a huge success and everything was perfect and delicious so I hope you enjoy the pictures and if you would like any recipe of the appetizers please email me @ gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com or chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com



The menu of this party was only appetizers and salad and some good old brazilian recipes as the couple and the family really enjoyed Brazilian cooking.



Menu:
Bacon Wrapped Scallops served with spicy mayo on top in a porcelain chinese spoon
Salpicão de Frango (Brazilian Style Chicken Salad) served in a Martini glass
Bacon Mac n' Cheese with truffle oil served in ramekins
Grlled Polenta squares served with tomato & mixed mushrooms ragu topped with parmesan shaves
Steak au Poivre Crostinis - Crushed peppers encrusted beef ternderloin (filet mignon) sliced and served on crostinis with heavy cream sauce on top
Fresh Figs served on french bread croutons with goat cheese and fresh rosemay spread and topped with a drizzle of honey and prosciutto
Watercress, Mixed greens, grape tomatoes and crumbled queso blanco served with home made mustard dressing.



Happpy meals everyone and enjoy the pictures!
Chef Vanessa


In portuguese:

Esta festa de aniversário foi excelente e muito divertida para esta linda família que vive em Boca Raton. FL/USA.
A festa foi um tremendo sucesso e tudo ficou perfeito e delicioso então eu espero que vocês gostem das fotos e se quiserem alguma receita de algum dos pratos preparados por favor me enviem email pra gourmetchefvanessa@gmail.com ou chefvanessa@gourmetcuisines.com



Esta festa teve somente appetizers ( finger food ou aperitivos!) e uma salada e aumas receita brasileira antiga e que foi um sucesso, quer era o salpicão de frango servido em taças de martini. Ficaram muito bonitas e deliciosas!


Me and my party assistant & friend Vania (or also known as Saxa!)


Menu:
Bacon Wrapped Scallops served with spicy mayo on top in a porcelain chinese spoon
Salpicão de Frango (Brazilian Style Chicken Salad) served in a Martini glass
Bacon Mac n' Cheese with truffle oil served in ramekins
Grlled Polenta squares served with tomato & mixed mushrooms ragu topped with parmesan shaves
Steak au Poivre Crostinis - Crushed peppers encrusted beef ternderloin (filet mignon) sliced and served on crostinis with heavy cream sauce on top
Fresh Figs served on french bread croutons with goat cheese and fresh rosemay spread and topped with a drizzle of honey and prosciutto
Watercress, Mixed greens, grape tomatoes and crumbled queso blanco served with home made mustard dressing.

Boas refeições para todos e espero que aproveitem as fotos!
Chef Vanessa

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!

I know it has been a long time ago but Valentine's Day should be every day!

This year's Valentine's Day I helped my daughter's school with some Chicken, cheese, pizza and dessert quesadillas for the kids and they loved it! So enjoy the pictures!Happy meals everyone!

If you want to see allthe pictures go to my facebook page. (O album completo esta na minha página do facebook)

In portuguese:
O dia dos namorados aqui nos EUA eu ajudei a escola que minha filha estuda a preparar quesadilhas (pizza feita com tortilhas, comida à moda mexicana) de queijo, pizza, frango e de sobremesas para as crianças e elas adoraram! Espero que gostem das fotos!

Boas refeições para todos!
Chef Vanessa

40th Birthday party! Festa de 40 anos de aniversário!

This was a surprise 40th birthday party and was such a great party! I only had the chance to take some pictures before the birthday started as it was a surprise party!
But everything was perfect and delicious too! So enjoy the pictures and happy meals everyone!

Chef Vanessa

In POrtuguese:

Esta festa foi surpresa de 40 anos e ficou ótima! Eu só consegui tirar algumas fotos antes da festa começar pois como era festa surpresa eu não podia ficar né!
Mas tudo ficou perfeito e delicioso tambem! Então aproveitem as fotos e boas refeições para todos!

Chef Vanessa

80th B-Day party! Aniversário de 80 anos!

This was a beautiful party that I did prepare for a dear friend of mine father's 80th birthday party. It was a huge success and everything was delicious so enjoy the pictures and happy meals everyone!

Chef Vanessa





In portuguese:

Essa foi uma linda e maravilhoso festa que eu preparei para um querido amigo meu para comemorar o aniversário de 80 anos do pai dele e foi um sucesso e tudo ficou delicioso então aproveitem as fotos e boas refeições para todos!

Chef Vanessa

My beautifull X'mas party before it's too late to show, hehehe...A linda festa de Natal antes que fique tarde demais para mostrar, hehehe....!!!

I did this beautiful party for this great Brazilian family that came with some great friends too and had they first X'mas party here in South Florida and I had the greatest pleasure to prepare it! It was beautiful and everything came out deliciuos so enjoy some of the pictures and happy meals everyone!

And if you would like to sse te party video please tak ea look at the top of blog page and look for the YouYube icon and there is a little link to the party video, enjoy!


Chef Vanessa





In portuguese:

Eu pude fazer esta belissíma festa de Natal para uma grande família Brasileira que trouxe ótimos e queridos amigos tambem para aproveitarem dessa grande e linda e primeira festa de Natal aqui no Sul da Flórida e eu tive o grande prazer de preparar! Tudo ficou lindo e delicioso então aproveitem de algumas das fotos e boas refeições para todos!

E se caso quiserem ver ao video da festa é só procurar no topo da minha página no Blog pelo ícone do YouYube a lá vão ver o link com a imagem da festa, é só clicar, aproveitem!

Chef Vanessa