Chef recommends pampering those you love

With summer coming up, consider cooking a brunch for the most precious people in your life while pampering your family and yourself, too, all with the right cooking utensils.

One of the Valley’s leading Pampered Chef consultants, Trudy Maples envisions a gorgeous Sunday brunch.

“I just give this a few pushes, and there, it’s done,” Trudy recently demonstrated with glee the new manual food processor, one of her favorite products.

Trudy was cooking up a mild storm in her renovated and antique-styled kitchen. In a jiffy, with all ingredients and implements in practical reach, the recipe was assembled. Obviously, Trudy had a lot of show cooking experience.

“I love my hosts and customers, and I have been so grateful to serve many of our friends in the community,” she divulged.

Trudy and her family have lived in Red Mountain Ranch for 11 years. She has been a Pampered Chef consultant for all this time and a few years prior.

At peak times, the Maples form an efficient team. Trudy’s husband, Nathan, formerly the youth minister for Red Mountain Community Church, invariably helps out with shows, catering and business needs. Their daughter, Breanna, a student at Arizona Christian University, and their son, Jared, a Red Mountain High School senior, assist with hostess appreciation parties and fund-raising events.

Trudy started with Pampered Chef in 1996, in Tucson then, to generate a supplemental income. Meanwhile, she has been pulling record numbers for the company. She achieved highest sales in August 2010, and earned second highest in January 2011 among some 65,000 consultants nationwide. Last year, Trudy also received the One Million Dollar Sales Award.

Friends have told Trudy, “I just love to eat at your house.” She has taken to entertaining quite a bit because she has learned to cook fast with amazing products.

Charity factors in, as well. Every year, Trudy selects a beneficiary. For example, last year she selected Streetlight for troubled teens in Phoenix. Hostesses may elect to donate their percentage to a certain cause. Trudy raised or donated more than $7,000 last year for various charities.

If you are interested in learning about healthy and tasty cooking recipes, ordering high quality kitchen tools, hosting shows or asking questions in general, go to Trudy’s Pampered Chef Web site at www.pamperedchef.biz/TrudyMaples.

If you are interested in party catering or personal chef services, you can contact Trudy at www.Trudychef.blogspot.com.

For more information, call (480) 396-7992.