Hi there! Welcome to Legally Healthy Blonde.

My name is Emily Eggers. I'm a NYC private chef who specializes in fresh, gourmet food that tastes and feels good. I love to cook and I am passionate about teaching others. That being said, this is not just a website full of random recipes with no context.

I am here to teach you how to cook like a chef & make food that makes you feel good.

I attended the Institute of Culinary Education and graduated at the top of my class in 2022. I also hold a Master's degree in Food Studies from New York University.

What you'll find on Legally Healthy Blonde

Many of the recipes on this site will fit into a plant-based, vegetarian, or pescatarian lifestyle. However, I like to make recipes that are representative of how I like to eat. This means you'll find a lot of recipes involving pasta, lots of seafood recipes, and I love creating dishes out of Asian flavors and Italian influences!

The recipes contain detailed step by instructions, along with step-by-step photos to ensure you have success in your own kitchen. My goal is to enable you to recreate all the recipes on this site, as well as learn a bit more about different cuisines and culinary techniques.

Tip: If you're looking for one of the easiest and most flavorful recipes on my site, start with my Creamy Green Avocado Gazpacho!

My Background with Food

My journey with food has grown so rapidly in the past few years. I grew up as a very picky eater. My favorite meals were ramen noodles (yes, the cheap kind), mac and cheese (always from the box), and buttered pasta (which, truly, is still great). 

When I got to Clemson University at age 18, I didn't live in a dorm, so I never had a dining hall meal plan or anything. Quite frankly, I was afraid that if I kept up my junk food habits paired with a dramatic decrease in physical activity due to no longer being a competitive cheerleader would ultimately lead to being very unhealthy.

I started to try some healthy recipes and I immediately fell in love with all things food, restaurants, and cooking. I watched the Food Network obsessively, picked up on the techniques used by the chefs, and learned about how to properly compose dishes.

After graduating with my Bachelor's degree in 2019, I planned to attend law school. During Covid, I chose to opt out of law school and, a few months later, enrolled myself in culinary school and moved to New York City.

Now, I still live in NYC with my fiancé, and I work as a private chef and recipe developer.

“Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.” —Anthony Bourdain

Fun Facts about Emily

• I have a 6-year old golden retriever named Frank, a 1 year old golden retriever named George, and very large cat named Gnocchi. See them all down below 🙂
• I am obsessed with travel and love to try new foods around the world. Some of my favorite places have been Chiang Mai in Thailand, Xi'an in China, Copenhagen, all parts of Italy, and France.
• In 2022, I graduated (at the top of my class!) at The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City through their Health-Supportive Culinary Arts program.

Emily's Favorite Recipes:

Getting Around

There is a Recipe Index where you can browse all sorts of recipes by category.

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