As the world reawakened from the pandemic, I realized how many people were struggling to eat well and keep their families nourished through a time of uncertainty, grief, and loss. I have always loved to cook and to feed people, and so Sweetly Simmered was born! I offer private chef services and weekly meal prep to busy people like you throughout Sonoma, Napa, and Marin. 

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Ever since I tried to make peach turnovers at the age of 9, I have loved being in the kitchen and treating people to a feast (like my very kind and willing family members who ate those first peach, er, experiments).

 

Food is everything I love rolled into one: it is art, sensuality, science, and health. It is our daily medicine and our most simple pleasure.

 

I grew up in rural Northern California along the coast, and I found my first job as a cook at a restaurant in a tiny town overlooking the ocean cliffs. I was taught the secrets of making great desserts, soups, and salads by a few kitchen witches who are probably still there to this day.

 

I picked up many more years of experience working as a baker, a prep cook, and a day cook at various organic restaurants and coffee shops, as well as running my family's summer pie booth.

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When I'm not cooking up a storm, I also love to mountain bike, perform, study languages, and lead classes for girls and women in my other profession in holistic reproductive health. 

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Professional details:

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• ServSafe Certified

• Graduate of the Personal Chef Business Academy

• 18 years "in practice" as a cook & baker