So why The Executive Cook?
The title really is a simple explanation as I am an executive in corporate America working a lot of hours like everyone and I love to cook and entertain but I am not a trained chef. I create my own recipes that I am sharing here and I get inspiration from everywhere.
We try to eat at home during the week from Sunday – Thursday and for the most part I try to keep the week meals more on the healthy, quick or make ahead and simply assemble mode. These recipes allow me to cook on a regular basis during the week through easy application or pre-preparation on the weekend and on the weekends to take more time to make creations for a dinner party or entertaining.
The recipes currently posted are geared more towards spring or summer and, as we have entered fall, I will continue to post new recipes and creations that are fall and winter related.
When not eating and cooking at home we try a new restaurant or return to a favorite once a week. Eating out has afforded us to try many new flavors, combinations and cuisine. We love everything from good food trucks to Michelin Star restaurants. In the Restaurant section I have listed some favorites in our own backyard, in the cities we have lived in and cities we have travelled to both here in the US and abroad. This is not a complete list of every restaurant out there or every restaurant we have been to but a list of the favorites and must tries.
We also have a wine problem in that we belong to a few wineries in Napa, go to tastings, buy wine all over and we bring it back from places we have traveled to such as Italy. Wine is a personal thing so my favorites maybe way off base for each individual person’s preferences but I will give a brief description of what I like about the wines chosen.