Gene's Pure Colorado

06/16/2024

My friend Lindsay’s Amazing Fish Pie night!
Wonderful Neighbor’s!
Living in Palmer Lake is living paradise.

03/30/2024

CHORIZO, homemade from Impossible Beef and a lot of spices especially dried Pueblo Chili, smoked paprika and freshly ground cumin seed.
Vegan or vegetarian Tostadas. We make these for Lunch in 10 -14 minutes.
Mi Rancho thin corn tortillas from a family owned company in California. They are the best unless you make them fresh.
Lunch for my wife is always a pleasure.

03/22/2024

12/04/2023

Chef Sigi Holiday Demo 2023
Feuerzangenbowl.

11/06/2023

Butternut squash and ginger soup
and Palisade peach gluten-free almond lemon 🍋 tart

09/12/2023

Gene’s Swedish, or some people like to say, Norwegian gravlax presentation with a twist.
Chef Gene’s troll caught wild king gravlax. Caught on a Thursday from Alaska, cured with mandarin Vidalia onion, Himalayan salt, raw sugar, deal, frond, Italian parsley, pink and black peppercorns served with sourdough boulangerie Crostini and Dijon dill crème fraîche. Served 48 hours later including a 36 hour curing. Paired with a French Vielles Vingnes vin 2021 Chablis

05/19/2023

Ghormeh Sabzi!! Zoomed this today for my friends and colleagues of the Pikes Peak ACF.
It’s not just a GREAT accompaniment its a MEAL. I prepare it VEGAN a lot this one with Saffron Roasted Chicken but the maximum is Colorado Lamb Shoulder braised inside or Leg roasted slow and simmered inside this perfect dish.
Love my Persian friends Chefs Mahsa, Nushin, Mahre and all the ladies of Persian Culture Circle; Mojan, Yassi, Hedieh, Yasmin, Mojan
Love you my dears!
Persian cuisine is worth a very deep dive into.
It’s a beautiful high essence cuisine.
4 years of learning about the techniques, HERBS, VEGETABLES and exotic SPICES!!!

Ghormeh Sabzi (Persian Herb, Bean and Lamb Stew) Khoresh-e Sabzi
or chicken or no meat.
Recipe Date /Prepared December 20, 2020
Chef Gene Kalesti
Presented for Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Culinary Federation
May 18th 2023.

Please consider one of many celebrations of Love and Food from Iran and it’s Persian people. Mehregan in the Fall after Harvest Festival. It is not a religious celebration in the United States or in our US Persian communities. It’s the Celebration of Love and Friendship, fine organic grown food, traditional dishes like Ghormeh Sabzi.

04/12/2023

Four courses, 1 Prosecco cocktail, 2 wines, great Champagne, three wonderful homes, 8 good friends, 2 dogs, 2 cats, a Friday house prep and shopping, 5 hours Food prep Saturday and 7 hours of Progressive Brunch from the sea catch Dorado, Bota and Langostino brought back from my friends Casa Soledad on the Pacific in Playa Platanitos Mexico.
Thanks for producing this great video Sammi Deeder!!

04/08/2023

Vegan smoked paprika, cumin, mint seasoned plant based for wife and I ground Colorado Lamb shoulder and loin with same seasoning for my DELICIOUS burger with fresh baked griddled with coconut butter Brioche rolls.
Organic Garnet Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold shallow fried in Safflower and coconut oils. Vidalia caramelized Onion and roasted jalapeño. Organic heirloom tomatoes and Mustard greens. Last of the Grandma Kalesti’s spicy Polish Pickles recipe from last fall.
Ice Cold Holidaily GF Blond Beer
We were hankerin for a burger, but it has to be how I roll.

11/13/2022

Personal Chef Gene Kalesti prepared dinner for 2+ Lunch next day leftovers.

Tamarind & mandarin zest glazed Wild Pink Salmon (cleanest and best) flown in fresh. Smoked outside with the Weber on Red Cedar plank with shallot & sweet yellow and red peppers.
250cal 32g protein

All organic Root Fritter, Garnet sweet and Yukon Gold with Vidalia onion and sweet basil.
220 cal 15 g Carbs

Broccolini, summer squash, sweet red onion and fresh Oregano, Italian Parsley with Kalamata Greek Olive Oil.
120cal 3g carbs

California avocado cracked pepper fresh lime
145cal

735 cal per meal