Posted in Beverage, Chocolate, Culinary Events, Favourites, Gluten Free, Grocery, Healthy Eating, Joyce, Plant Based, Product Reviews, Vegan, tagged All Natural, Gluten Free, health food, Plant Based, Sugar Free, The Wellness Show, Vegan on February 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Last weekend I went to the 30th Annual Wellness Show in Vancouver. My intention was to discover interesting, tasty food products that are also good for our bodies. And I wasn’t disappointed. In no particular order, here are 7 food products that I sampled and enjoyed, and would recommend you all to give it a try. They should be available at local health- and wellness-forward grocery stores such as Nesters Market, Whole Foods and City Avenue Market, or online on their own websites.
Posted in Dessert, Fruits, Healthy Eating, Home Cooking, Joyce, Product Reviews, Smoothie, tagged cheesecake, Chilean Grapes, Fruits from Chile, Grapes, Muscat Grapes, Smoothie on April 30, 2020| 6 Comments »
When it comes to fruits, we always choose what’s seasonal, and when possible, local. Recently I discovered muscat grapes from Chile, and I must say, I love these grapes. And it’s not even being made into wine!
The Chilean Muscat is now in season, till about early May. I got them as part of the Signature Farm Box at Kin’s Farm Market, where for $60 you receive a box full of high quality, fresh produce.
The Chilean Muscats are nice and round, with a beautiful gradient from green to pink. The grapes are very juicy, and it’s sweet and floral. The fruit may be on the smaller size but it’s super easy to eat. I think I ate the entire bunch in one seating!Obviously, these would make a great addition to a charcuterie board, or simply snacking on them with a few cubes of aged cheddar. I also found suggestions online about grape salads or bruschetta. I was trying to come up with other interesting ways to enjoy the grapes, and here are two things I did:
Posted in Bread, Casual, Fast Food, Healthy Eating, Joyce, Juice Bar, Lunch, News, Quick Service, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Smoothie, Vancouver, tagged Grilled Cheese, grilled cheese sandwich, Jugo Juice, matcha, Panini, Philly Cheesesteak, Sandwich, Smoothie, Terra Breads, Wrap on March 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »
On March 21, Jugo Juice launched a revamped food menu with 4 new sandwiches and 5 new wraps.
The new sandwiches are served on heritage sourdough from local bakery Terra Breads or a brand new natural and preservative free artisan bun from Ace Bakery called schiacciata.
I was invited to a media tasting of the new items and got to try the 4 sandwiches:
Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable on schiacciata bread
Philly Cheesesteak on schiacciata bread
Chicken Caprese on schiacciata bread (more…)
Posted in Baked Goods, Brunch, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Healthy Eating, Joyce, Pizza, Salad, Tea, Vancouver, Vegan, tagged #BrunchCrawlsYVR, #DOVF, Bao, Bao Down, Brunch Crawl, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2016, Eggs Benedict, gastown, Gluten Free, Pizza, Prado Cafe, Rodney's Oyster House, Smallflower Cafe & Bakeshop, The Birds & The beets, The Capilano Tea House, Vancouver Foodster, Vegan, Zero Zero Pizzeria on January 20, 2016| 2 Comments »
This past weekend, we were invited to go to the Brunch Crawls as part of the Dine Out Vancouver festivities. Put on by Richard the Vancouver Foodster. The first of the brunch crawl series was in Gastown.
In 4 hours, Mr. and I checked out 7 different spots in Gastown:
The crawl started with a cup of hand-crafted coffee at Prado Cafe. There were a few choices and we ordered an Americano and Flat White.
Almost right next door was Zero Zero Pizzeria. The portion was quite generous here. We had two options, including the pizzetta flatbread, but also a new topping combination that wasn’t even available on the regular menu yet!
A couple of streets over we got to the new Capilano Tea House. They will officially open their door on February 1, so we basically got a sneak preview.
Posted in Contests, Fast Food, Healthy Eating, Joyce, Lunch, News, Product Reviews, Quick Service, Restaurants, Salad, tagged Announcement, Asian Cashew Chicken Salad, BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad, contest, giveaway, restaurant gift card contest, Taco Supremo Salad, Wendy's, Wendy's Canada on March 26, 2014| 19 Comments »
Wendy’s Canada recently added 3 new chef-inspired flavours to its permanent salad menu: Asian Cashew Salad, BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad and Taco Supremo Salad. To be honest, my guilty pleasure fast food joint is McDonald’s, so I rarely go to Wendy’s. But frequently seeing its commercials on TV and learning about this new line of salads, their food doesn’t look half bad. I was intrigued. That’s why when I was offered to try one of the salads, I decided to go for it.
And I opted for the classic BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad. You may think it’s a safe choice but the use of applewood-smoked bacon caught my eyes. Who can say no to bacon? And look how much bacon you get in the salad:
This full size salad was huge! It’s packed with lots of ingredients: roasted corn, tomatoes, shredded cheddar, a blend of lettuce and a whole grilled chicken breast. I was glad to see that the greens were not wilted and everything tasted fresh. There was a barbecue sauce drizzled on top of the bacon pieces, which was a bit sweet. Combining with the BBQ ranch dressing, which also had honey and brown sugar, the sauces on this salad were more on the sweet side for me. Therefore I would recommend starting with a small amount of dressing then add more as needed; otherwise, it may get too sweet and you can’t revert it.
For $8.49 I thought it’s not too bad as a lunch option. Looking at the nutrition details, though, the BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad has higher calorie and sodium count thanks to the addition of bacon. The sacrifice you have to make for something good haha. On the other hand, the Asian Cashew Chicken Salad is lower in calorie and sodium, and with the Asian spicy flair it sounds like a decent choice. I might give it a try some other day.
Asian Cashew Chicken Salad (image provided by Wendy’s)
Now is the chance to try these salads yourself! We’re giving away $20 worth of Wendy’s gift cards to one lucky winner. To enter:
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