Tips for Faster, Healthier, and Happier Weeknight Meals

After a full day of work, shuttling the kids to after-school activities, and narrowly making it to your gym class, the thought of making a main dish and two sides can seem like just too much. But don’t reach for the takeout menus just yet – we’re bringing you Chef Lynn Michelle’s tips for faster, healthier, and happier weeknight meals.

Healthy Recipes, and Simple Substitutions, to Put a Spring in Your Step

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As Seen in Pink Magazine! There’s no better way to welcome in spring than by incorporating some healthy habits – and healthier eating – into your life. With its promise of increased daylight hours, beautiful weather, and even more time spent outdoors (triggering the energy-boosting Vitamin D production, sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin”), the start […]

Party Platters & Sauces

Feature from LocalLife Magazine Cater to their needs For the experience as much as the meal, chef Lynn Michelle (aka the East Coast Chef®) puts the “personal” in personal chef, balancing the benefits of professional menus with ideas that bring people together and into the kitchen. In preparation and presentation, Chef Lynn caters to (pun intended) to […]

A Healthier Harvest:

Keto-Friendly, No Sugar and Gluten-Free Recipes You Can Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s hard not to get excited about what is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most festive food days of the year. But just because you’re cutting out carbs or sugar this year doesn’t mean you […]

Personal Chef or a Caterer?

If you don’t know the difference between a personal chef and a caterer, you’re not alone. It’s largely believed that a chef is a chef. But it’s a common misconception that a restaurant cook is the same as a catering chef and a catering chef is the same as a personal chef. Like lawyers and […]

Chef Lynn Michelle’s Porcupine Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Old-Fashioned Porcupine Meatballs in tomato sauce make a delicious and economical family meal. This recipe has been popular since the Great Depression when it was developed to make ground beef go further. Serve as is or over rice or mashed potatoes for a filling dinner.

3 Easy Ways to Make Summer Entertaining a Breeze

Ah, summertime.  Blissful days spent lounging by the beach or pool with a cool beverage in hand — and warm evenings spent trading in your usual “what restaurant should we go to” routine for the luxury of “grilling and chilling” in your own backyard.  Whether your summer backyard entertaining consists of casual hot dog-and- hamburger-barbeques […]