Canadian Food Recipes; Preserving Canadian Food Practices
EVOLV HEALTH April 2019: March Progress Report Warning: This is a long read. Either grab a coffee and be prepared to delve into the depth of a very personal reflection, or skim the subtitles and read what appeals to you. This has been a tough month emotionally for me on many levels. I am now…
Canadian Easter Dinner: Gather Your Family Together this Easter All of our family easter Easters include fresh organic local know-your-farmer turkey, homemade dressing, mashed potatoes, homemade gravy, homemade cranberry sauce and mom’s homemade prairie dinner buns. In recent years, we’ve added the famed Newfoundland Partridge Berry Salad. Other components? When dad was alive, a fresh,…
Simple 100% Natural Source Ingredients You Can Pronounce Danone Canada launched this no sugar added delicious and nutritious product February 20, 2019 – just a little over a month ago! How lovely to find a fruit flavoured snack-to-go for young and old alike in the dairy section of your neighbourhood supermarket! This “should be” the…
Refurbished Thermomix TM31: The Time is Now So many chefs the world over have coveted a Thermomix TM31. It is built like a tank and can handle so much of the hard daily grind kitchen machines get in busy restaurant kitchens while performing miracles, really. I am talking to Chefs and Restaurant Owners, here, primarily,…
Reboot Keto Tuna Melt: Even Vanja Likes It! Keto Tuna Melt? Is that the same as a Tuna Melt? Not exactly. A traditional tuna melt is on bread or toast and usually with a slice of Kraft Cheese. A Keto Tuna Melt is made with the best ingredients you can lay your hands on. After…
Keto Beef Zucchini Lasagna: A Family Favourite! Keto Beef Zucchini Lasagna? Who knew? Who would ever want to mess with a traditional delicious Canadian Lasagna? Well, there comes a time in one’s life when the most bizarre possibilities are considered when one’s health is at stake. And my health? Oh, my goodness. I was in…
Thermomix TM31 Trade In for TM5: Note TM31’s will no longer be serviced in Canada after June 31 2019 I still own a TM31 and love it. I have it in my retro kitchenette downstairs and am very attached to that machine. Have had mine since 2007 and never had an issue with it. Not…
Reboot Tuna Salad: A Simple, Quick and very Satisfying Keto Salad for the Total Reboot Program Talk about memories of University days in a bowl! I literally lived on tuna salad. Not this one, but the flavour profile is similar for the one with the dill pickles. Marie and I would make a great big…
Vanja’s Garlic Schnitzel: Another Recipe from the Minute Steak Series Vanja loves minute steak done simply which is like this, but only dipped in flour, not the whole 9 yards: Flour, eggs and crumbs. Of course, I make the milk gravy with it, but usually a Mushroom Gravy. However, one day he asked me if…
Thermomix TM6: Only Five and a Half Years After the Launch of the TM5 Friday, March 8, Kai Schaffner, General Manager for Thermomix USA announced the launch of the Thermomix TM6 machine at the Vancouver Office for Thermomix Canada. The meeting was called on March 1 for Branch Managers and Team Leaders. We knew there…
Vanja’s Reboot Breakfast: Perfect for those on Evolv Total Reboot (or Keto) Programs A picture does not even begin to do Vanja’s Reboot Breakfast justice. It is a puffy pillow of luxurious eggy wonder smothered in cheesy goodness and confettied with aromatic bits of flavour. And the aroma? Don’t even make it if you aren’t…
EVOLV HEALTH MARCH 2019: February Report Oh, my goodness! I have lost a total of 66.5 pounds! Now, I realize I wasn’t writing blog posts reporting my weight gain during those dreary years, so it seems a little unfair that I am celebrating and shamelessly with you each month! But, dance with me! Woot! Who…
