Personal Chef Mary Jane Curry
Chef Mary Jane Curry
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of spending the day with professional chef Mary Jane Curry. Mary Jane works as a personal chef and although we had never met before, she is the type of person that makes you feel like an old friend right from the start.
chef Mary Jane Curry selecting squash blossoms
We began by picking ingredients in her backyard—and her neighbors yard as well. We then moved to her kitchen to whip up some sample dishes for the photo shoot. This was a great kitchen and even had room for some lighting, a luxury not always available to location photographers. There was plenty of window light, so a large softbox was the only additional lighting necessary.
Vegetable Curry with Lentils topped with a carrot knot, with a bowl of Tuscan Style Lamb Shanks
Carrot cake being frosted by chef Mary Jane Curry
Sour Cream Apple Pie being top browned by chef Mary Jane Curry
Ginger Creme Brulee prepared by chef Mary Jane Curry
I got a crash course in preparing ginger crème brulee, icing carrot cake and browning the top of a sour cream apple pie with a blowtorch. I never realized cooking desserts required a welding background. The pie looked great, however, after a quick torching.
Chocolate Cranberry Bread Pudding prepard by chef Mary Jane Curry
The assignment went smoothly, we had a great time together and Mary Jane invited me to try any of the dishes she had prepared. With my usual focus on healthy eating, I dove into the desserts and raced home afterwards on a major sugar high. You gotta love a job with those kinds of benefits.
mortar and pestle collection in the kitchen of chef Mary Jane Curry
