When Art Meets Food Serves Healthy International Cuisine

Chef Mariana Ascoli of When Art Meet Food is a private chef that delivers meals and caters for unique events in your home. She serves healthy international cuisine that is Brazilian. Brazilian cooking has recipes and influences from Europe, the United States, Asia, and Africa. The regional cuisine of the country is influenced by the diverse population that lives there.

They focus on cooking whole healthy foods at home and advise citizens to be leery of foods marketed for profit not health. The recipes she serves use fish, meat, poultry, fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, cheese, pasta, and desserts.

We Focus On Whole And Plant-Based Foods

The food they use to cook or cater for a party is minimally processed and sustainably grown food. They use oil, fat, and sugar in moderation in their recipes. They have a nutritional balance and serve a healthy international cuisine that will meet all tastes. They use little processed foods, and their meals are delicious and packed with flavor. This business promotes eating together using healthy, natural, wholesome food that promotes good health. Most countries consume 30 to 40% more calories than they do those that practice Brazilian cooking.

Guidelines Followed In Cooking

The chef prepares recipes using a variety of fresh foods: lean meats, fish, poultry, fresh fruits, vegetables, beans, grains, nuts, milk, eggs, cheese, pasta, and desserts. She cooks with moderate amounts of fat, sugar, and salt. They avoid ultra-processed foods in their recipes that use soda, juices, baked goods, prepared frozen foods, white bread, and foods with no nutritional value. When choosing a catering service to prepare meals, they follow the nutritional guidelines recommendations, and the chef cooks all meals to your specifications.

Types of Menu Items To Expect

Art Meet Food serves a combination of Italian and Brazilian food, and the chef loves to create new dishes to suit your tastes. Some of the popular dishes served are lobster mac and cheese, shrimp and grits, short ribs with green French beans, and pine nuts, tuna tacos, seafood salad with citrus, rack of lamb and potatoes, and fresh oysters. She can create appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, and desserts as part of your menu. Chef Mariana Ascoli can create meat and seafood stews with the vegetables and seasoning of your choice or make an authentic recipe you grew up with.

The side dishes served are appetizing and healthy, using vegetables, beans, rice, flour, and dried fish or meat. Some side dishes served are polenta, braised cabbage, collard greens, rice with onions, tomato sauce, peppers, dried meat or shrimp, and special seasonings. They serve bean dishes, stuffed vegetables, and salads.

The desserts are made from scratch with less sugar and fresh ingredients. Some of the homemade desserts made by the chef are mousse and lemon tarts, goat's cheese cheesecake, and organic berries and creme Brule. The chef can create new recipes to suit your sweet tooth and tastes.

When you want a healthy meal at home or for a special event with healthy international cuisine in the Houston area, contact When Art Meets Food to discuss a menu with the chef by filling out their online form on the website.