Well first let me say Hello and Welcome!
I find this way of talking to people difficult because I'm more of a people person. So let me give this my best shot. I can't remember a time when I didn't love to be in the kitchen. Making food reminds me of my Grandmother and Aunt Joe cooking for the entire family. Everyone would gather and it was the one moment everyone had a good time. My Grandmother would always smile during dinner. She told me once that dinner was sacred; because it taught us how to bring the day to rest and start a new the next. It gave her comfort to cook so family and friends could gather, be happy, and find some peace to the end of their day.
As an adult I now understand those words. Where do we get closure to the end of our day. It makes sense to gather, talk about the day and listen to others. What better way than Dinner and/or Supper, which I still don't get, but that side ate both. I guess they needed a lot of closure! :) We didn't have much growing up so I learned how to make a meal out of not much, boy did we eat some crazy stuff. Then after college I traveled around the world from Hawaii and did get some great recipes. In those years I learned appetizers ( PUU PUU's), Asian, European. I have cooked for friends and family for all kinds of events: baby showers, weddings, Birthday parties and just simple meals and gatherings up to 100 people. Now we are doing events for 300 and up! I use to think 100 was a lot. It's all in how you look at things in life now isn't it!!!
Here are just a few choices of what we do. I decided to focus here on the casual and formal just to give you some basic ideas! Because we are a catering company and not a restaurant. This allows me to use all of my skills and create dishes for you, and create a menu that works for your group... I work as a partner with my clients... Aunty Helen's Kitchen is designed to bring people closer and you can't do that when someone is left out... I truly can create many dishes as it has always been my gift... Let me bring joy to your event with a menu in which not that your were forced to pick from but one we created together.
American
Casual - Burgers or Sliders: 3 Cheese, Greek, Spicy. Hot Dogs: Bacon wrapped, Sauerkraut, Polish, Sharp Cheddar Bacon wrapped. Sloppy Joe's. Stuffed Peppers. Sandwiches: Meatball, Cranberry Chicken Salad, Egg Salad, Wasabi Tuna, Zippy Roast Beef, Cranberry Turkey Sandwiches, Portobello and Zucchini, Wraps, Large Stuffed Portobello with mix veggies and cheese or our meat sausage mixture, Stuffed Potatoes, BBQ: Pork, Chicken, Brisket, Ribs...
Salads - Cranberry and Sunflower seed, Lemon Avocado, Mango and Strawberry, Chicken Salad and Pecans, Cobb, Mix Green with Asparagus and Feta, Broccoli Salad, Cole Slaw.
We use high quality and fresh food. Angus Beef, Beautiful cheese from the best regions in the world and yes even the USA. Tillamook or Wisconsin cheeses... Even in our Casual choices!
American Formal
Steak: Crumbled Bacon and Blue cheese, Sliced Steak and Portuguese sausage, Roasted Garlic, Cheese Steak stuffed Potato, Salisbury, Steak Sandwich,Whiskey Glazed Steak,Balsamic Steak, Steak and Egg Hash, Philly Cheese Steak, Chicken Fried Steak, French Dip, Sesame and Ginger Beef, Grilled Cheese Steak..
Italian, Fusion, Asian, French, Greek, Indian, Mexican, Portuguese, Euro...
Salmon, Ahi, Mahi, Cod, Halibut, Scallops, Shrimp, Crab Cakes- we have 100 ways to prepare the seafood... Our special sauces, , Lime, Buttery Roasted Garlic, Beer Batter or Buttermilk or then we can get into stuffing Salmon with our Pesto mix Seafood,
The reason why people love what we are about because we are about the customer! So we talk to you and customize your menu for you and your group... In a resteraunt there menus have to be limited due to you wouldn't have enough space to store every ingredient in the world. As a caterer we buy our ingriendents fresh which allows us to make what works for your menu. Since I have such a huge range of different types of foods to choose from and we create the menu to fit your groups palet then how can your party not be an absolute success.
I find this way of talking to people difficult because I'm more of a people person. So let me give this my best shot. I can't remember a time when I didn't love to be in the kitchen. Making food reminds me of my Grandmother and Aunt Joe cooking for the entire family. Everyone would gather and it was the one moment everyone had a good time. My Grandmother would always smile during dinner. She told me once that dinner was sacred; because it taught us how to bring the day to rest and start a new the next. It gave her comfort to cook so family and friends could gather, be happy, and find some peace to the end of their day.
As an adult I now understand those words. Where do we get closure to the end of our day. It makes sense to gather, talk about the day and listen to others. What better way than Dinner and/or Supper, which I still don't get, but that side ate both. I guess they needed a lot of closure! :) We didn't have much growing up so I learned how to make a meal out of not much, boy did we eat some crazy stuff. Then after college I traveled around the world from Hawaii and did get some great recipes. In those years I learned appetizers ( PUU PUU's), Asian, European. I have cooked for friends and family for all kinds of events: baby showers, weddings, Birthday parties and just simple meals and gatherings up to 100 people. Now we are doing events for 300 and up! I use to think 100 was a lot. It's all in how you look at things in life now isn't it!!!
Here are just a few choices of what we do. I decided to focus here on the casual and formal just to give you some basic ideas! Because we are a catering company and not a restaurant. This allows me to use all of my skills and create dishes for you, and create a menu that works for your group... I work as a partner with my clients... Aunty Helen's Kitchen is designed to bring people closer and you can't do that when someone is left out... I truly can create many dishes as it has always been my gift... Let me bring joy to your event with a menu in which not that your were forced to pick from but one we created together.
American
Casual - Burgers or Sliders: 3 Cheese, Greek, Spicy. Hot Dogs: Bacon wrapped, Sauerkraut, Polish, Sharp Cheddar Bacon wrapped. Sloppy Joe's. Stuffed Peppers. Sandwiches: Meatball, Cranberry Chicken Salad, Egg Salad, Wasabi Tuna, Zippy Roast Beef, Cranberry Turkey Sandwiches, Portobello and Zucchini, Wraps, Large Stuffed Portobello with mix veggies and cheese or our meat sausage mixture, Stuffed Potatoes, BBQ: Pork, Chicken, Brisket, Ribs...
Salads - Cranberry and Sunflower seed, Lemon Avocado, Mango and Strawberry, Chicken Salad and Pecans, Cobb, Mix Green with Asparagus and Feta, Broccoli Salad, Cole Slaw.
We use high quality and fresh food. Angus Beef, Beautiful cheese from the best regions in the world and yes even the USA. Tillamook or Wisconsin cheeses... Even in our Casual choices!
American Formal
Steak: Crumbled Bacon and Blue cheese, Sliced Steak and Portuguese sausage, Roasted Garlic, Cheese Steak stuffed Potato, Salisbury, Steak Sandwich,Whiskey Glazed Steak,Balsamic Steak, Steak and Egg Hash, Philly Cheese Steak, Chicken Fried Steak, French Dip, Sesame and Ginger Beef, Grilled Cheese Steak..
Italian, Fusion, Asian, French, Greek, Indian, Mexican, Portuguese, Euro...
Salmon, Ahi, Mahi, Cod, Halibut, Scallops, Shrimp, Crab Cakes- we have 100 ways to prepare the seafood... Our special sauces, , Lime, Buttery Roasted Garlic, Beer Batter or Buttermilk or then we can get into stuffing Salmon with our Pesto mix Seafood,
The reason why people love what we are about because we are about the customer! So we talk to you and customize your menu for you and your group... In a resteraunt there menus have to be limited due to you wouldn't have enough space to store every ingredient in the world. As a caterer we buy our ingriendents fresh which allows us to make what works for your menu. Since I have such a huge range of different types of foods to choose from and we create the menu to fit your groups palet then how can your party not be an absolute success.