Meet the Chef

I come from a deep family history of gardening and home cooking.  I have had a love for food from early childhood, appreciating the tender flake of a biscuit to the sweet burst of a cherry tomato picked right off of the vine.  Our house was always filled with the sweet aromas of fresh baked cobblers, pies and cakes coming from my grandmother's kitchen, while the fridge was always stocked with fresh produce from my grandfather's lavish garden.  The family gathered on weekends to "put up" vegetables harvested; shucking, snapping and canning their way to a pantry full for winter.

I learned to cook from my mother in my early teenage years and that sparked an interest that would turn into a life-long passion of preparing quality meals for others.  As a young wife, I was constantly experimenting with new food trends, as well as preserving treasures from my own modest garden.  I always enjoyed having friends over for Thanksgiving dinner where I would spend two full days in the kitchen carefully and lovingly preparing treats for my guests.

It wasn't until my son was diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of 9 and subsequently put on a strict organic and all-natural diet that was low in sodium and protein, did I really begin to realize the food he was eating could be the cause of his problems or the cure for his disease.  After struggling through 6 months of many failed attempts at creating food out of another food, I took a step back and began to rethink my food philosophy.  A vegetable is a vegetable.  It doesn't have to be chicken nuggets or hamburgers.  It is glorious all by itself.  I began to prepare foods simply, without trying to make it into something else more desirable for a child.  Our family joined an organic foods co-op and I enrolled in a culinary arts program at the nearby college.  After two years of a clean diet, my son finally achieved 100% kidney function and continues to do well to this day. 

I specialize in comfort food for families, but I enjoy doing catered events and brunches.  I am well-versed in diets specifically for kidney disease where sodium and protein must be monitored, but my research and education enables me to assist people with other diet restrictions.  I enjoy caring for others through my food and teaching people how to care for themselves.  I'm passionate about clean food; food free of unnecessary additives.

Chef Roni's Creative Cuisine is a Personal Chef Service serving the Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Carrollton, and North Dallas areas.

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