Catering by Design

11/26/2015

Guaranteed to please - these breakfast sausage biscuits do the trick. I substituted rosemary for sage....good call:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sage-buttermilk-biscuits-with-sausage-and-cheddar-102972

Sage Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage and Cheddar

07/28/2015

Celebrate the 4th anniversary of Kids LiveWell, a program supported by the National Restaurant Association. Tired of grilled cheese, hot dogs and mac & cheese as the only options for your kids when dining out, and looking for more choices - they are available! Seize the day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=SUSQFfacb9k

The National Restaurant Association's Kids LiveWell program is celebrating its 4th birthday. Learn more about this first-of-its-kind program at Restaurant.or...

05/21/2015

Finally! The Catering by Design website email link is back on track! This calls for a celebration of some sort....possibly a fancy cocktail...the Gin Rickey shared by The Smitten Kitchen is a definite maybe.

03/26/2015

A California weekend (well, six days to be exact) was just what we needed to kick off Spring and we indulged in some pretty amazing food and wine. Looking forward to sharing some of these gems with our clients, including avocado tempura, flatbread pizza with Meyer lemon, prosciutto and arugula, a gorgeous salad with roasted pears filled with gorgonzola and sprinkled with hazlenuts, ravioli with duck confit, wild mushrooms and sage butter and more!

03/05/2015

We're trying to sort out our Catering by Design contribution to the KC Culinary Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry on April 25 in Brookside. We'll be in the company of some of the city's best caterers, wholesale and retail bakeries, coffee shops and independent bakers with amazing skills. What are some of your must-haves to seek out at this one-of-a-kind bake sale?

03/01/2015

Obviously it's cold outside and I have two choices, cook or clean. I choose cook! Pot Roast braising in one oven with red wine and vegetables (nothing better for Sunday dinner) and a Pear-Almond Cake in the other oven, testing a new recipe and utilizing those perfectly ripe pears in the bowl on the counter. Bonus!

02/06/2015

Show YOUR love (or affection) this Valentine's Day. Make your online (secure) donation to using this link and I will show my affection with one doz. baked-with-love Valentine shortbread cookies! Personalized orders also welcome! http://join.nokidhungry.org/site/TR?px=2944161&fr_id=1320&pg=personal

01/21/2015

Dear Deb Parelman (that's the Smitten Kitchen cookbook author and humorous blogger, if you don't already know),

I enjoyed, as usual, your blog the other day, about tackling the winter blahs with a key lime pie. You're absolutely right, citrus is the way to brighten anyone's day, not to mention shake up their palate this time of year. I made one for a lunch we catered today...the guests loved it, they said "You spoil us!", and I just enjoyed a bite from the piece left over. Thanks for the inspiration... I owe you one, girlfriend!

xo
gina

01/18/2015

Well, this is a pretty sweet way to start the day:

"Gina -- You were right - Love Anna --- also love Joann. Everything was perfect. I have NEVER had such interesting and delicious food at any event. And, your husband's salmon is amazing."

This from a new client I met in line at Starbucks before Christmas! You never know what a chance meeting will bring. Besides an opportunity to cater this woman's 75th birthday along with her daughter's 50th, I made a new friend. Life can be so rich!

10/17/2014

Catering by Design had the GREAT pleasure of collaborating with Kansas City's talented culinary professionals and independent bakers for the KC Culinary Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry on Oct. 11 - an event that was an amazing success! Here's a visual taste of some of the delicious things from our kitchen!

09/27/2014

Catering by Design is so excited for the Kansas City Culinary Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry on October 11, 2014 in Brookside! Joining us for this fundraising extravaganza are some of our BEST friends, including: Andres, Brown Sugar Bakes, Cafe Europa, Chef Shop (Nancy Stark), Coffee Girls Cafe, delish catering, Dolce Bakery, Farm to Market Bread Co., Inspired Occasions by Long Lane, Jasper Mirable (Jasper’s Restaurant), KC Cupcake Co., McLain’s Bakery, Moxie Catering, SmallBatch KC, Swoon Cookies, 3 Women & an Oven, plus a special "Hungry for Change" blend coffee from The Roasterie Coffee Co.!

09/22/2014

Watch out Kansas City...there's a new team of baking talent emerging: SmallBatch KC, two talented women who bake! Angie Fry & Kelly Conwell, former pastry chef of Blue Stem. These lovely ladies with big hearts will bake for the Kansas City Culinary Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry on October 11! Welcome!