Simplify Your Life!

Healthy meals made with pure ingredients prepared in your home.

phone: 541-550-9220
email: susanjrutter@gmail.com
blog: pureingredients.blogspot.com

Personal Chef Service for All of Central Oregon

Pure Ingredients: A Personal Chef Service in Bend and Central Oregon

I'm happy you stopped by to read about me and my service!  I love to explore different foods in different parts of the country, and I am proud to call the Northwest my home.  Though I was born and raised in Ohio, I learned the business of cooking in Fort Worth, Texas where I lived for 5 years.  My wonderful clients there taught me so much about cooking and listening to each family's tastes. In Ohio I grew up with the standard Midwestern diet, and learned the basics of pies, bread, cookies, stews, roasts, pork, white potatoes, and chili.  In college in North Carolina I was invited to a whole-hog pickin' which certainly opened my eyes to regional differences!  By the early 1990s, I started noticing that food, wine and beer were taking center stage in American culture at large.  Regional cuisine, sustainability, organics and local restaurant culture were becoming major topics.  Now, living in Oregon, with its enthusiastic local and organic foods scenes, feels exactly right for me and for my business. 

No matter where I am, my thoughts are always the same: "let's eat!"  But being in the Northwest is particularly exciting for all the reasons you probably already know.  Local farms abound, sustainability counts, and people here love great food.  I am excited to cook something up for you, using all the experience and skill I have.  I am committed to supporting local and organic businesses in my own business, because this is the best way to bring you the freshest and healthiest meals possible.  And, last but not least, I am sure you have something to teach me as well.  I believe cooking is a process of sharing stories and skills and I am looking forward to meeting you, learning where you came from, and asking you for your Mom's recipes!

Chef Susan