Playing with Food
with Your Culinary Companion, Chef Amee
Who is Chef Amee?           


What has she done with herself so far?
She is a woman with a passion to equip and inspire young people and adults to create a cozy, safe, and
colorful home environment through cooking, gardening, decor, and simple living.


A graduate from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education
Teaching experience in Brussels, Belgium
Mentored and taught at a residential care facility in Branson, Missouri
Studied with some of the greatest chefs in the culinary field at the French Culinary Institute, New
York City, where she earned her Grand Diplome of Classic Culinary Arts .  
These little people that you see with her are her cooking brigade (also known as her neices and
nephew).  You will generally see her playing with these kiddos whenever she can and trying to get them
to eat her favorite pesto sauce or tasting a piece of fish!  She won't back down...
Cook more with your heart than your head.    -Chef Amee
What foods does Chef Amee like to play with?

Who is her favorite tv chef?
Pesto Sauce, Rich Chocolate Pound Cake, "Party in Your Mouth" Alfredo Pizza,  
desserts to give away to others, and dinners that your guests are looking forward to.

Alton Brown of "Good Eats" because Chef Amee loves to learn about everything she
can when it comes to creating good food.  She also enjoys watching Lydia's Family
Table because she is so authentic and loves her family!
Words that Chef Amee lives by...

"Risk more than others think is safe,  
Care more than others think is wise,
Dream more than others think is practical,
Expect more than others think is possible."
                -Cadet Maxim