I am thrilled to announce a fabulous new partnership, working with a new client whose online woman-owned business presence is something that I am excited to see grow! Meet Julie Anne Rhodes who is no stranger to the spotlight. Julie Anne had a very successful international modeling career for fifteen years during the time she met now ex-husband Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran. Upon moving out to LA and touring with the band for many years, it was at this point when she was given the opportunity to ignite a life-long passion of cooking. She always had ample savvy friends and food critics on hand to cook for, but it wasn’t until she became a mother herself that she acknowledged that she wanted to eat healthier not only for herself, but for her family.

Upon years of training and cultivating her skills as a professional chef, Julie Anne launched The Roving Stove personal chef service in 2002. Her business took off immediately as she planned and prepared weekly meals for a long list of clients ranging from busy families to A-list actors, athletes, and even musicians. She had the innate ability to take this passion of cooking and bring it to others upon demand always using fresh, local ingredients. Julie Anne has been written about in the LA Times and various other publications and her “Best Poultry Burger in America” was featured on Food Network’s Ultimate Recipe Showdown in 2008.

With the thriving success of her business, Julie Anne wanted to have the opportunity to bring her talents beyond her clients in LA. This is when she launched Julie Anne Rhodes (the site and lifestyle brand) to give YOU just that – an opportunity to have the assistance of a personal chef right in your own kitchen! The Personal Chef Approach provides you with the information, recipes, how-to videos and forum to save you time and money in the kitchen so it’s really like having a personal chef work directly with you. Here’s how the Personal Chef Approach works:

By signing up for FREE membership, you have access to the do-it-yourself tools to this approach (you only need an email and password to create an account). Upgrading to the Premium Membership gives you full access to the forums, weekly menu plans, how-to videos and so much more! This membership also includes an exclusive community to share tips and tricks while getting support from the inside forums. On average, the Personal Chef Approach to cooking will actually save you 8-10 hours a week because you will have all of the information you need prepared in advance. As a Premium Member, you have access to the Weekly Menu plan which includes recipes, grocery list, and “heat to eat” instructions so this cuts out all of the guess work when it comes to preparing meals.

Those of you who know me and have read my blog for quite some time know that I am NOT a chef. Actually, I hate to cook. I will be the first to suggest to my family that we are ordering in or going out for a bite to eat just so that I don’t have to cook. I believe a big reason why I hate to cook so much is because I just don’t have the right tools or skills to help me prepare a variety of meals, and I certainly do not have the time to research new recipes. The Personal Chef Approach organizes everything I need in one weekly pdf file, so the beauty of this program is that Julie Anne has done all of the work for me! Grocery lists, recipes and all cooking instructions (even for the cooks like me who burn toast) are all easily laid out so I don’t even have to think about it. As Julie Anne says, “If you can read – you can cook.” It’s also exciting to know that her recipes are client tested and approved. Remember, she’s an award winning professional chef!

Sounds awesome to have meal planning practically at your fingertips, right? And the timing of this program could not be more perfect with the holiday season inching closer! I know many of YOU are moms just like me who are in desperate need of some help in the cooking department and who could use some incentive during the holidays! Well, Julie Anne is here to help us on both fronts and she’s got a super sweet deal right now. She is offering a lucky Theta Mom reader 3 months of the Premium Membership to put her Personal Chef approach to the test. So here you go:

Mandatory Entry: Simply follow my blog (tell me you do) and tell me why YOU need to win this membership! Are you in need of some inspiration in the kitchen? Maybe you need some new holiday meal planning? Or maybe you just need to get more organized in the kitchen with this approach – spill it in the comments!

Tweet for an extra entry: I just entered the #giveaway @ThetaMom for Premium Membership to The Personal Chef Approach with @JulieAnneRhodes http://bit.ly/oQWoI3 

{This contest is open to US and Canada residents, ages 18+ and will close on Tuesday, October 11th. A winner will be selected via random.org. {The winner must have a valid email address and claim the prize within 48 hours. Otherwise, another winner will be chosen}.

**This contest is now closed. Congratulations Tabitha! An email has been sent!

Julie Anne Rhodes is also the author of the ebook Party Accomplished which reveals the secrets in using The Personal Chef Approach. Here, you will have the tools to organize, cook and host a fabulous party that you can actually enjoy seamlessly with your friends because the key is that everything is prepared in advance – to perfection. Be sure to also follow Julie Anne Rhodes on Facebook and Twitter to stay updated on the latest cooking and book information.

Theta Mom® abides by word of mouth marketing standards and believes in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. Julie Anne Rhodes is a proud sponsor of Theta Mom and I was compensated for this post. However, all opinions expressed are purely my own and the content of this post was not influenced in any way.