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Chef Kate

Offering an affordable tailor-made personal chef service from my council certified kitchen on the Gold Coast.

For more info email me at [email protected]. Whether you’re time poor, have special dietary requirements or just need a little help in the kitchen, I provide a weekly, fortnightly or monthly cooking service where I will cater for you within your own home. I can create a customized meal plan, shop for groceries if required, prepare the meals and of course, clean up after myself. A little about myself... I have worked in many different environments including a top end hotel, a uni campus, an organic café and even as a chef at a kindergarten. Most recently I worked at a leading health retreat which honed my skills in cooking for individuals with specific dietary requirements as well as expanding my knowledge on organic cooking without using sugar, gluten or dairy. My rate is $45 per hour and I work a minimum of 3 hours. These meals can be eaten fresh and/or be portioned down and individually packaged and frozen down for whenever they are required. Drop me a line if you'd like to give my service of try at [email protected].

08/11/2026

I bought the cutest little pot from Kmart and thought the best way to showcase its gorgeousness was to make a berrymisu in it. Even though it’s technically to be cooked in but I’m breaking the rules baby! A berrymisu is similar to a tiramisu but instead of coffee the sponge fingers are soaked in a rich berry syrup. To die for I tell ya.
I served my berrymisu for dessert. For starters we had oysters with mignonette and then we had cedar plank salmon with a smokey maple lime marinade and I served it with fluffy coconut rice, a mango salsa and broccolini.
Yum!

01/11/2026

I had a little Halloween soirée last night which involved w**e tasting, tasty treat tasting and a lot of laughs as well as a bit of a hangover this morning 🫣. If anyone would like to see what I served with each w**e I’ve popped my menu below. We started with a blackberry margarita and a clumsily carved brie filled with fig and cranberry jam.
What a night! 👻 🎃

Ch*****ne:

•Fresh oysters with mignonette
•Patatas fritas with truffle cheddar and honey
•Prosciutto wrapped melon
•Strawberries and cream

Gewürtztraminer:

•Fig and blue cheese shortbread biscuits
•Peking duck and lychee lettuce cups
•Asparagus tips with caramelised onion aioli
•Yellow apple sliced thinly

Sangiovese:

•Bacon wrapped prunes
•Arancini ball on Napoli with parmesan
•Steak skewer with smoked salt
•Caramelised onion, thyme and cheese pastry

Cabernet Sauvignon:

•Garlic butter grilled mushrooms
•Lamb, garlic and rosemary sausage
•Roast cherries with feta crema on crostini
•Chocolate skull with jube brain

**epairing

23/09/2026

Every spring a magical thing happens. As if out of nowhere the most beautiful soft purple flowers start sprouting from the gnarled old skinny limbs of what looks like a dead vine.
The trick is to keep an eye out for these lovely cluster-shaped blooms as they only last for about two weeks each year. Once they have died the leaves come out in full force and make the vine look beautiful again until next winter.

13/09/2026

~ Apple and cinnamon swirl loaf ~

A ridiculously good loaf. My only regret is that I made two of them and they’re both nearly finished 🐷
Pieces of cinnamon coated apple folded through a vanilla and nutmeg cake batter and finished off with a cinnamon sugar butter swirled through and then baked.
Once the glacé icing is poured over it takes the apple loaf to another level.
Recipe in comments… you won’t be sorry!

02/08/2026

Just a little snacky platter in the winter sun… assorted salad items, berries, ham and some smoked pork from yesterdays bbq, sundried tomato pesto, crackers and toasted Turkish and best of all the Truffle Cow and Blue cheese soaked in cherries from Kat Harvey Cheese … sensational!

26/07/2026

Have you ever tried a burnt basque cheesecake with fresh blackberries and blackberry coulis drizzled over it? Well I have and it’s darned well delicious 😋
If you feel like making this super easy cheesecake it’s a Donna Hay recipe 👌🏼

10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there but particularly to mine. What a lucky girl I am to have such a loving and supportive mom by my side. Thank you mom for all that you do… I love you!

I made my mom some scones with strawberry jam and cream for mid morning tea and then we had a scenic drive down to for a beautiful three course lunch.
Not pictured is my dessert because I ate it before I remembered to take a pic 🤭 I had banana flambé, chocolate ganache, banana and coconut sorbet and tonka bean.
Tweed River House is a great spot if you want a wonderful meal with a beautiful view of Mount Warning or if you sit inside you get to enjoy the beautiful colonial-style dining room. Highly recommended.

16/04/2026

05/04/2026

Happy Easter everyone! 🐣

We had a beautiful lunch today…

My husband fired up the Weber and we had slow roasted smoked pork with super crisp crackling.
We popped some parcooked potatoes and some green olives into the drip tray below the pork and those smoked away while the pork was cooking which was NEXT LEVEL.

We had this with a simple salad and of course some of my homemade focaccia with a tricolor dip (Sundried tomatoes, basil pesto and cream cheese).

Dessert was a light chocolate sponge roll filled to the brim with chocolate mousse and topped with melted chocolate, Easter eggs, hazelnuts and raspberries.

I made my own Easter eggs this year filled with pistachio and smoked salt ganache. Holy smokes these were sooo good. Make sure you watch the video of my cute mom unveiling hers 😁

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