Back in 2005 when Greg Miller started MagicKitchen.com, he was honoring his father. His father lived alone in his later years, and gradually lost weight and his health because he didn’t have an interest in cooking. Greg has a keen interest in senior’s health, not least because he’s in his fifties himself and sees it coming!
Greg traveled all over North America in his prior career and noticed more and more obese people. He says, “That slapped me in the face.” His growing awareness that Americans weren’t eating right, and his own dilemma of what to cook when he returned from tiring week-long business trips, spawned the idea to start MagicKitchen.com. “I wanted to stay healthy but didn’t have the desire or energy to make quality meals when I finally got back home from a long business trip.”
He talked with his partner, Michelle, saying, “We need to do what we can to encourage people to eat better, especially seniors.” They started MagicKitchen.com with great excitement, using only restaurant quality ingredients to create their own recipes that would freeze and reheat well, and taste great to the customer. One of the first things they investigated was flash-freezing and then special packaging that can be used to reheat the various meals in either the microwave or the oven. They discovered that by using this process, their chefs could cook the dishes, then freeze them quickly to keep in the great taste of the various dishes made as well as the vitamins and nutrients from the food. This was all done without adding preservatives to the meals.
Over the years, we at MagicKitchen.com have continued to concentrate on seniors, expanding the menu to include MK Special Meals for people with special dietary needs. The excitement hasn’t diminished, for Greg and Michelle or their staff. Updating the menu includes input from everyone, including customers. We’re always on the lookout for new products, and we love talking to the seniors who call in, hopefully providing a light in their day with a little humor. Life is good at MagicKitchen.com!
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.