The Good Life Catering and personal chef company

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The Good Life Catering and personal chef company

Everyone deserves a taste of The Good Life! Over 12 years private chef experience. Private chef and catering services for smaller events.

Service for two or more, always unique, creative and delicious cuisine!

03/13/2024

Watermelon"sushi". Just made this for our anniversary dinner, can't remember the last time I tasted something that was such a crazy mimic to actual tuna sushi I forgot what I was eating!

09/28/2023

This is the perfect little Christmas tree for a chef! Have to admit it's the first time I've bought these little guys on the stalk like this. Weights in at 7lbs, more than my son when he was born!

04/16/2022

This is not a new idea but definitely in keeping with the world we live in!
My latest cake for my nephew Jack's birthday. He wanted a realistic cake!

02/18/2022

Happy to announce I will be working with Chef Pam Dennis at her teaching kitchen and event space to do classes and start the Brunch Club!! I will also help out with other private events. Please check out the website and sign up for a class or one of the dinner or brunch clubs!! My first class is April 5th and the Brunch club is April 24th
https://www.chefpamskitchen.com

07/06/2021

Working on my food fakes. "CHERRY PIE" made from a flour and salt modeling clay. My family thought it was real so I guess I did a good job!

04/04/2021

I finished updating my Brunch menu just in time for Mothers Day! Here's hoping we can gather again and enjoy the special people on our lives! Lots of drool worthy offerings so let me know what you think!

03/22/2021

So we love an everything bagel piled with smoked salmon and the works, but since we are doing just plants these days, here is my carrot lox on an everything bagel spice crusted potato bread! Even my carrot hating husband ate this up! This recipe really transformes the carrot into an unbelievable stand in for smoked salmon. Feel free to message me for the recipe!

03/08/2021

In the hopes that we may be able to gather again when the weather turns nice I have added a new option to my array of fabulous dining experiences! Get ready for specially curated small group gourmet picnics! You pick your location whether it's the park, beach or your own backyard and my team will set up an elegant picnic with all the décor, food and beverages needed to enjoy a few hours of new memory making with your favorite people. Includes low table, linens, china, pillows and more! Choose from amazing charcuterie boards, traditional picnic fare, or even a High tea picnic. Day or evening. Email or call for more info.

12/12/2020

Since my business isn't in much demand right now I have loads of time to play in the kitchen. Thought I would try my first ever gingerbread house! My house smelled amazing for days! Any questions on what I used or my techniques just ask. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

07/27/2020

I was lucky enough to spend the morning Sunday mushroom hunting with my nephew Matt. He is a master forrager and knows so much about which mushrooms are and are not edible. It's extremely rare for these guys to take anyone to their secret spots, so I feel quite privileged! Worth all the mosquitoes, buckthorn, steep climbs and the disgusting giant spiders web I walked right through!! Not getting over that any time soon!
Now just have to figure out what to cook........

05/23/2020

Offered by The Good Life Catering and personal chef company - Jul 1st - Jul 31st: Hire Chef Karen Wilets of The Good Life Catering for your next in-home dinner party or small event and receive a private 3 hour cooking class for yourself or as a gift. Can be shared with another person.

12/01/2019

I often get asked to prepare food for customers with dietary restrictions and now our own family is one gigantic one since going vegan for my husband's diabetes. Happy to say in less than 2 months he lost 25 pounds and no longer needs medicine! I have been putting my chef skills to the test coming up with creative meals. This is my all vegan charcuterie board with cheeses, dips, and terrines, salamis and home made crackers.

04/15/2019

Seems like deviled eggs are on most people's menu this time of year, but some aren't fans and just want a good old hard boiled one! Here's a pretty way to fancy them up for Easter or Passover so they are a bit more interesting. Serve them with different flavor salts or things to dip them in like bacon crumbles or everything bagel spice. I used black salt and pink salt. If you want my trick just ask!

03/11/2019

My latest cake for a wine party. Everything is edible! The wine bottle and grapes are fondant, the flowers are edible wafer paper and the basket is cereal. The cake itself is a cabernet infused chocolate with BlackBerry buttercream and chocolate ganache.

08/24/2018

Great event last night honored to be asked to cater for governor Walker. Thank you to my wonderful staff!

04/01/2018

These are my deviled eggs with a little inspiration that came from dying Easter eggs!
I boiled onion skins to color the water a pretty amber brown, then after hard boiling my eggs and cooling them down, I rolled them gently on the counter to crack the shells all over. Then I placed them in the colored water over night . Just peel the next day and you will have an antiqued, crackle effect. Beet juice is a great natural coloring as well for a more colorful egg.

10/05/2017

I've decided to share one of my private recipes perfect for this time of year and completely addictive! It's my homemade bacon caramel corn!!
Sometimes I add nuts, pretzels, coconut

Recipe:

Set oven to 250

4 strips bacon cooked until crisp. finely chop and reserve fat.
1/2 cup un popped popcorn kernels
Pop in 1-2 T bacon fat. Put popped corn in large bowl 2 times the size of ammt of corn.

Caramel:

1 c butter
2 c brown sugar
1/2 c corn sugar
2 T molasses
1t salt
1/2 t baking soda
1t vanilla

Over med heat, melt butter, sugar, corn syrup and salt. Stir constantly until boiling. Boil 4 minutes without stirring. Off heat, add baking soda and vanilla. Pour over popcorn. Sprinkle on bacon pieces and stir together.

Spread onto a parchment lined rimmed cookie sheet and bake 1 hour stirring every 15 min.

Makes about 10 cups
Enjoy!

08/21/2017

Biggest cheese cake yet, 5 pounds of cream cheese, 8 cups sour cream........... tons of peanut butter and chocolate!!

Address

Mequon, WI

Website

http://www.glcatering.com/

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