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Guia's Culinary Creations
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Guia studied culinary arts at the respected  Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts school. That, along with a lifetime of cooking and entertaining, polished her talent at creating savory delights.   Although her background is in Asian cooking, she particularly enjoys preparing European dishes, and over the years has developed a culinary brand of her own.  She is especially skilled at seafood dishes, and regularly meets the needs of those on vegetarian or restricted diets. Over the years, Guia has incorporated understanding of nutrition into the food she prepares.  She avoids cooking with hydrogenated oils, normally substitutes honey or other natural sweeteners for sugar, and uses sea salt. Whenever possible, ingredients are harvested directly from our organic garden

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Guia specializes in gourmet dishes, seafood dishes, sauces, soups, appetizers, and desserts. She also has extensive experience with vegetarian, vegan, and non-gluten menu choices.

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Here is a small sampling of Guia's creations......

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Appetizer Display

These avocado slices surround a bed of raspberries and blackberries.

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Dessert Art

Presentation is an important component of Guia's culinary creations.

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Seafood

Shrimp served for a group event.

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Spinach - Bacon Salad

With spring spinach from our garden.

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Fruit Tray

A colorful display of melons, cherries, kiwi, and mango.

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Pasta - Spinach Soup

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Breakfast Burritos

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Custard Cups

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Empanada

A baked Filipino delicacy packed with meat and veggies.

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Veggie Appetizers

These appetizers include cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and pita bread.

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Apple Ducks

Guia carved these ducks from red delicious apples.

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Cake Decorations

Guia enjoys using flowers as a central cake decoration.

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Decorated deviled egg

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Honey Bee Birthday Cake

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Pancit

A favorite Filipino noodle dish served at every party.

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Tiramisu

This heart shaped tiramisu was served at a Valentines Day dinner.

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Veggie Rolls

Tortilla shells filled with veggies and cheese, then rolled into a tube and sliced into individual servings.

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Gingerbread House

This was one of Guia's class projects while in culinary arts school at Joliet Junior College.

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Spinach Rolls

Filled with cream cheese

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Currant Pie

With mini-cream puffs

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Wedding Cakes

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