Updating our menu is always an exciting time for me as a Chef. I love the opportunity to create new seasonal recipes and menu plans, ensuring we’re providing not only the balanced and nutritious meals that our residents need, but also catering to their personal tastes too. And I love the chance it gives me to introduce new flavours, textures and ingredients – including both seasonal produce and a broader range of vegetable accompaniments – all of which help to improve the dining experience across our Homes.
Menu favourites: Scotch eggs, Katsu curry, beer battered fish and chips, and Quiche Lorraine.
For me, it’s also been an opportunity to create a new menu design that was more visual across the different seasons, using big, bold writing, bright colours and pictures that stand out, to make it as resident-friendly as possible.
I’m currently the Head Chef at Meyer House Care Home, but my working background spans a number of hospitality environments, including fine dining, so I was keen to see how I could leverage my own experience to help raise the bar in care catering. I’m also very lucky to have such an extensive and supportive team here at Nellsar, including our Head of Nutrition and Wellness, Head of Catering Services, Nutrition Champions, and fellow Head Chefs across the organisation.
Tempting desserts: Treacle sponge, citrus mousse, angel food cake and banoffee pie.
For our spring/summer menu, I worked with our Nellsar Development Chef, Ben, in conjunction with Leni, our Head of Nutrition and Wellness, to put together a brand new menu for our residents. We produced a four-weekly rotating menu that will be used for six months. After that, we’ll move to our autumn/winter menu. The recipes were created to not only deliver on the dietary needs and tastes of our residents, but also to maximise the use of food across our Homes, reusing similar ingredients to minimise waste and make spend on catering as effective as it can be.
Take a look at what our residents will be enjoying over the coming months here with our spring/summer menu.
You can find this particular menu across our Meyer House, Lulworth House, Sonya Lodge and Silverpoint Court Care Homes, and something equally tempting across our other nine locations!
And for those whose loved ones are currently living in one of our Homes, don’t forget that you’re very welcome to join us for a meal alongside your family member or friend – just get in touch with your Home Manager and they can arrange it for you!
