Exerpt from "Wisconsin Woman Magazine" -- January, 2008
What’s for dinner?
Area businesses have the answer
By Angela Mihm Nigro
Are you haunted by a refrain of voices asking, "What's for dinner?" Does the question send you straight into a frenzy? Fret no more; several innovative businesses soundly answer the mealtime cries with fresh, flavorful, healthy, no-hassle ways of getting dinner to the table.
Homemade,
from your freezer
Two different independently owned businesses
offer the goodness of a home cooked meal with frozen convenience. Sound impossible?
At Fabulous Fixins, food lover and owner Traci Johnson translates her...
Main Dish Kitchen, originally known for its
"make and take" concept, has...
Homemade, from your kitchen
Personal chefs, on the
other hand, bring their talents to your kitchen leaving behind fresh, portioned
meals. "Most people realize
dinnertime is out of control but want to eat healthy," says Linda Simon, a personal chef. Through personalized meals, original recipes
and use of fresh, seasonal ingredients, Simon and other personal chefs deliver
a complete package of meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, food storage
and clean up.
Personal chefs use food
questionnaires, client meetings and on-going feedback to continually tailor
their meals to the client's liking.
While Simon may have suggestions, ultimately the client chooses what she
wants. For clients with special dietary
needs like renal, heart healthy, diabetic or gluten-free, a personal chef can
help them get on track with portion control and non-processed, healthy
ingredients, she continues.
Reservations,
at home
Waiters Express, a new concept in Madison, brings the restaurant...
Healthy,
delicious, convenient
Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating has long been the
standard of prepackaged...
From busy professionals to families on the go, these diverse businesses are helping Madison answer, "What's for dinner?" with healthy, fresh, no-fuss solutions.
(Angela Mihm Nigro is a Madison-area freelance writer.)