Hail Mary's Inc.

2010-12-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

What We Do
• Chef
• Nutritionist/ Weight Loss Specialist
• Food Consultant

• Home and Commercial Kitchen Organizer

• Food and health lectures
• Interactive school programs
• Group or individual cooking lessons
• Food stylist
• Food writer/blogger
• Cooking webisodes

How We Do It
• Teach adults and children how to cook with basic cooking skills
• Assess how you’re eating and reshape your eating lifestyle
• Assess family meals and dynamic
• Develop new ways of thinking about food
• Create strategies to maintain new ways of cooking
• Create fun and interactive learning environments in schools, classrooms and homes
• Create a visual food atmosphere based on scripts
• Write about today’s food trends
• Create user friendly videos about simple cooking techniques

Who We Serve
• Single individuals
• Couples
• Newly Weds
• Families
• Companies
• Non-profits
• Elementary, middle and high school
• Universities and colleges
• Studios
• Internet readers across the country

Needs Addressed
• Inexperienced cook
• Fine tuning kitchens
• Change in unhealthy life styles
• Organizing meal plans
• Saving money in and out of the grocery store
• Dietary restrictions
• Lack of education about whole foods and health
• Dis-functional family lifestyle
• How to grocery shop affectively
• Buying for many
• Cooking for a party
• Party etiquette (service, food, place setting)
• Actors with dietary restrictions on set
• Teaching private chefs about personal needs of the client

Our Success
• Cooking Spot on “That Morning Show”
• Interviews on Helen Ford Walace’s TV show at The Oklahoman
• 36 Cooking with Chef Mary Webisodes

• Writer/blogger at The Communities at The Washington Times
• Quoted in The New Jersey Star Ledger
• Quoted in The Los Angeles Magazine

• Gingerbread house in The LA Times

• Supported with product by companies such as Smart Water/Glaceau, Amber Pollard, Curious Chef, Stella Rocco and Audrey K Fashion
• A Chef for actors, studio execs, top writers and athletes in Hollywood
• A creator and head chef at Larchmont Grill
• Worked at Michael’s in Santa Monica and Lucques in Hollywood
• Taught at The Arts Camp, elementary schools, universities and cooking stores in both California and Oklahoma
• Currently working with The California Center for Healthy Living

Pond Hill Farm

2009-10-27T19:13:00.001-07:00

Cooking with Chef Mary's Pond Hill Farm Webisode! A real farmer doing real work!

For more like this go to Chanel ChefMPM at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ChefMPM

School Classes And Assembly

2009-08-03T09:06:00.000-07:00

My interactive programs are a way to educate children and teach them about ways to make healthier decisions. As indicated in the attachments the program combines an educational talk, food science experiments, games and cooking demonstrations that is fun for all ages with an emphasis on learning how to make healthy decisions.

Classes for children and adults

2009-08-03T08:58:00.000-07:00

Sign up today by emailing Mary.
mary@hailmarysinc.com
By: Chef & Nutritionist Mary Payne Moran

Courses are connecting the Mind with the body, and teaching how to listen to your inner body about food.

Chef Mary Payne Moran is a Los Angeles chef that teaches cooking classes for kids and adults. She is featured in The Washington Times Communities; “That Morning Show” You Tube, Cooking with Chef Mary, Twitter, & Facebook. She has taught children and adults cooking techniques and healthy eating in homes, private as well as public schools cooking schools and more in the Midwest and in Los Angeles.

As a professional chef Mary helps people through her cooking and, as a nutritionist she guides them through her words. The truth is it’s easier for someone to maintain a healthy lifestyle when she’s in control of the cooking, but it is more important in the long run to teach someone how to cook for themselves. Chef Mary understands that life is busy, and everyone is juggling an agenda but it is time to empower yourself. Cooking is both enjoyable and enlightening.

Classes-

Vegetables or Not Here I Come (Fun kids program)

Course Description- Combines a fun educational talk, food science experiments, games and cooking demonstrations that is fun for ages 4-13 with an emphasis on learning how to make healthy decisions.

Culinary Kids (cooking class for kids)

Course Description- Culinary Kids is a beginning cooking class that will allow your children to feel confidant and safe in the kitchen. They will learn the importance of food handling, beginning techniques, food science, how to cook real food that they will love, and most importantly have fun! Cooking helps reinforce reading, writing, math, science and, of course, nutrition. It will help them to make good healthy choices for the rest of their life.

Cooking Classes for Adults-

Taco Trio- Three different healthy style tacos.
Muffins and cupcakes- Learn how to make the favorites that you love.
The Mediterranean Munching Mantra. A healthful exploration of the Mediterranean culture and their aligned ways of eating.
Down Home "Healthy" Cooking- Take old favorites and give them better healthful twists.
More classes at: http://hailmarysboutiquecatering.blogspot.com/2008/08/cooking-classes.html

Talks for Kids and Adults-

Feeding you and your family- a realists guide to managing your family’s health and well being with easy organizational tips and menu ideas.
The art of winning the "NO" battle of food with your children
A Q&A about your child's biggest food battles
Is sneaking healthy foods into your child's diet the right way to go
The In's and Out's of balancing your child's diet

New Seasonal Party Menu!

2008-09-06T16:16:00.000-07:00

February Menu

Appetizers-

Chicken Quesadillas with avocado cream sauce
Crostini with a white bean and roasted garlic puree
Baked Brie with caramelized onions and french bread

Salads

Grilled asparagus with lemon vinaigrette and shaved parmesan and chives
Baby arugula with hearts of palm, marinated artichokes, grape tomatoes and champagne vinegar
Shredded nappa cappage with pomelo supremes, almonds, raddichio and a citrus vinaigrette

Main Courses-

Rustic winter tomato and sausage stew with garlic kale
Beef bourginon with wild mushrooms potato leek gratin and sauteed kale
Chicken and grapes with a tarragon cream sauce and green beans with almonds
Grilled marinated pork tenderloin with a cherry glaze sweet potatoes and haricot vert

Desserts-

Chocolate brioche bread pudding with vanilla bean ice cream
Swedish chocolate pancakes with creme anglaise
Home made Smores

Our Mission Statement

2008-08-17T12:45:00.000-07:00

Hail Mary's

Dedicated in offering the best service to families founded on the belief that food nurtures the soul. Improving the lives of others in the world of health and food.

Family Meals
Family meals are a comforting ritual for both parents and kids. Children like the predictability of family meals and parents get a chance to catch up with their kids. With more and more double-income families and children involved in numerous after-school and sports activities, the family dinner hour has disappeared. Hail Mary’s is a way to reconnect the family around the dinner table. Less time will be spent fusing over making dinner and more time engaging with your children, your spouse, and your friends.

Hail Mary’s
Has the highest standard in delivering quality meals, keeping up with the families busy schedules and making good nutrition a priority.

Cooking Classes

2008-08-17T12:40:00.000-07:00

A fun evening of entertainment, food and wine pairing! Also available private in home cooking classes.
Classes Offered-

Spanish Tappas Party-

1. Paella
2. Brie with carmelized onion
3. Albondigas
4. Arroz con pollo
5. Seasoned Shrimp

Winter Feast-

1. Winter Salad-Mixed Greens, Mandarin Oranges, goat cheese, red onion, and balsamic vin
2. Braised short ribs
3. Parmesan Couscous
4. Hallah Bread Pudding

Summer Feast-

1. Prosciutto wrapped melon
2. Gazpacho
3. Lime Chicken
4. Oven Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Something a Little Intimidating-

1. Lobster
2. Grilled Butterflied Lamb
3. Vegetable Quinoa
4. Chocolate Souffle

Chicken 5 ways-

1. Chicken milanese
2. Chicken Marsala
3. Coq Au Vin
4. Chicken Chili
5. Pan Roasted Boneless chicken

Super Bowl Party-

1. Boneless hot wings
2. Onion strings
3. Chicken parmesan sticks
4. Sausage and peppers
5. Chili
6. Crudite and blue cheese dressing from scratch
7. Artichoke dip

Southern Cooking-

1. Caesar Salad
2. Baked Mac and Cheese
3. Pork chop with apple chutney
4. Corn Gratin
5. Apple Cobbler

Italian Meal-

1. Antipasto Plate
2. Mixed Greens
3. Chicken parmesan and simple home made tomato sauce
4. Pesto tortellini
5. Tiramisu

Hail Mary's Catered Parties, Weddings, & Events

2008-03-11T10:37:00.000-07:00

Appetizers

Catered Parties, Weddings, & Events (ideas)

1) Tray Passed Appetizers

Smoked salmon with cream cheese, capers, red onion, dill on a rye toast point
Seared marinated beef on a crostini with mache and crumbled bleu cheese
Prosciutto wrapped fig with goat cheese
Seared ahi tuna with wasabi crème fraiche in a wonton crisp
Prosciutto With buffalo mozzarella and basil
Chicken curry in a puff pastry shell
Mushroom duxelle in a tartlet with a touch of mascarpone
Polenta squares with Gruyere, rosemary, and topped with pancetta
Gruyere puffs
Flat bread pizza with bacon lardons, ricotta and Monterey jack, lemon zest, and caramelized onions
Cheddar chive pancakes with smoked sausage and spicy mustard
Crostini topped with tomatoes, artichoke, and bleu cheese
Crab cakes with a basil aioli
Crostini with oven roasted tomato, olive tapenade, and arugula
Crab dip with crostini
Spinach artichoke dip
Broiled Rosemary Shrimp
Sweet Bacon
Vodka soaked tomatoes
Prosciutto wrapped asparagus
Blue cheese stuffed olives
New potatoes with sour cream and caviar
Lemon risotto cakes with marinara
Lamb lolli-pops encrusted with walnuts brown sugar and mint
Fried macaroni and cheese bites
Chicken quesadillas
Chicken satay
Parmesan chicken skewers
Boneless hot wing bites with blue cheese dipping sauce
Wontons stuffed with corn, red pepper and topped with an onion marmalade
Soy glazed chicken in lettuce cups
Small tomatoes stuffed with goat cheese
Seared Scallops with a roasted red pepper sauce
Tomato soup and grilled cheese
Crab cakes with lemon basil aioli

2) Placed Appetizers

Vegetable crudités
Tomato and goat cheese with ciabatta
Spinach artichoke dip
Crab dip
Guacamole bar
Quesadillas (vegetable, chicken)
Hot wings with blue cheese sauce
Grilled flat breads with cheese, caramelized onion, bacon lardoons, and arugula
Grilled chicken tenders with a basil aioli
Cheese platter
Cheese fondue with bread and vegetable sides
Albondigas
Baked macaroni and cheese
Hummus and melensalata with pita
Crepe station

3) Salads

BLT Salad, butter lettuce, avocado, bacon, blue cheese, tomatoes
Wedge with blue cheese dressing
Arugula salad with herbs mustard dressing
Caesar salad
Mixed baby greens with goat cheese, red onion, and candied pecans and mandarin oranges
Endive, blue cheese, pear, candied walnuts, dried cherries, bleu cheese
Green bean and cherry tomato salad with fresh shaved Parmesan
Goat cheese encrusted with nuts on mixed baby greens with baby beets
Grilled shrimp on a bed of baby spinach with fennel, Pine nuts, Parmesan crisp
Arugula and mixed greens with roasted beets, goat cheese, and Curry dressing
Mixed Greens, fennel, pomegranates
Butter lettuce, shrimp and avocado with a Louis sauce
Crab salad- bed of avocado, layer of fresh Dungeness crab, and gazpacho salsa
Heirloom Tomato stack (when in season) with arugula and lemon vinaigrette
Spinach Salad with soft boiled eggs, nicoise olives, bacon warm sherry vin
Romaine and mixed greens with black beans, corn, roasted red peppers
Butter lettuce with marinated mushrooms
Endive, arugula, walnuts, blue cheese and apples and apple cider vinegar
Butter lettuce salad with shredded napa cabbage with mushrooms, red peppers, & green onion
Wild mushroom and green onion Thai salad over brown rice

4) Soups

Chicken noodle
Amber Ale Cheese Soup
Butternut squash
Gazpacho
Tortilla
Wild Mushrooms
Cream of Broccoli
Minestrone
Black bean soup
Wedding soup
Chili
White chili
Ale and cheese soup
Tomato, rice and cilantro
Clam chowder
Corn chowder
Cauliflower
Three potato
Soup
Tomato and spicy sausage soup

5) Main

Chicken and Turkey

Marinated pan roasted boneless chicken
Chicken with chimichurri
Chicken Marsala
Chicken paillard (pounded flat with bread crumbs)
Chicken and dumplings
Roast chicken
Chicken Milanese
Chicken Parmesan
Stuffed chicken breast w/ roasted peppers, feta, basil, and kalamata olives
Green chili chicken enchiladas
Fajitas
Seared chicken with a green olive salsa
Turkey meatballs on a bed of spinach with a chanterelle sage sauce
Chicken bowl with red peppers, broccoli, and basil pesto
Chicken Pozole

Beef

Braised bone in short rib
My meat loaf
Grilled filet crusted with black peppercorn with sautéed mushrooms
Marinated hanger steak
Grilled marinated tri tip with crumbled bleu cheese
Grilled beef tenderloin
Meat loaf
Veal Marsala
Osso Bucco
Pot roast
Black pepper encrusted filet, w/ artichokes, & mushrooms
Grilled filet on top of marinated Portobello and roasted tomatoes

Fish

Herb broiled halibut
Crab salad
Lobster salad
Poached salmon
Black pepper fennel crusted seared ahi tuna
Miso black cod
Paella
Whole grilled salmon
Blackened salmon
Halibut with leaks and lemon zest
Grilled tilapia with citrus vinaigrette
Seared scallops
Tomatoes and basil Sole with caper
Spicy tomato salsa, broiled Chilean sea bass
Mahi-Mahi (Dorado) with a salsa Verde
Poached Salmon

Pork

Pork tenderloin topped with blue cheese
Stuffed pork tenderloin with red wine cherry glaze
Roast pork with chimichurri
Pulled pork with caramelized onion

Lamb

Braised lamb shanks
Rack of lamb crusted with mustard and breadcrumbs
Marinated butterflied lamb

Pasta

Lasagna
Spaghetti and meatballs
Fusili with portabello mushrooms, sundried tomato, artichokes
Tortellini with pesto and diced tomatos

Tofu

Tofu scramble stuffed in a Portobello mushroom
Tofu with chimichurri
Blackened tofu with raita sauce

6) Sides-

Potatoes

Oven roasted fingerlings
Jalapeno and potato hash
Sweet potato hash
Potatoes and leek au gratin

Vegetables

Roasted root vegetables
Green Beans wrapped in prosciutto broiled with sea salt
Broccoli and almonds
Broccoli with lemon zest
Grilled asparagus
Caramelized carrots
Green beans with roasted garlic
Steamed spinach
Balsamic glazed brussel sprouts
Stuffed mushrooms
Stuffed squash
Caramelized onions
Julienne vegetables
Caramelized carrots
Grilled bok choy
Green beans wrapped with prosciutto
Grilled vegetables
Tomato stuffed with spinach
Tomato stuffed with vegetable quinoa
Garlic sautéed kale
Sauteed swiss chard
Grilled artichoke (Seasonal)
Stuffed artichoke (Seasonal)
Julienne mixed vegetables

Grains and Pasta

Penne pasta with lemon butter
Saffron couscous
Wild rice with cranberries and almonds
Tortellini with wild mushrooms
Vegetable cous cous
Creamy polenta
Polenta with wild mushrooms
Parmesan couscous
Macaroni and cheese
Wild mushroom risotto
Artichoke and lemon risotto
White rice
Brown rice
Saffron rice
Yellow rice
Tomato rice
Ginger rice
Baked home fries with gremolata
Parmesan cup filled with couscous and juliennes vegetables