May 2017 - THEASTY

Spanish Rice Salad

One thing I missed while living on the Island was Atlas Cafe’s Vegan Plate. For a salad, it packs a punch! Fresh citrus greens, Salsa, Spanish Rice, Black beans and Avocado. So, when I moved to Vancouver I decided to create something similar to satisfy my taste buds. Check it out! Pico De Gallo: Check…

Basic Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough is a great recipe to always have on hand. It’s simple and can be used in many ways. The dough can be doubled for parties with different toppings, it’s a simple way to feed your guests and leave them both impressed and with full bellies. Directions: Add yeast and sugar to…

Burger Patties

Directions Take all the ingredients above and mix it up! Yup. It’s that easy. If the patties are too sticky, add some more bread crumbs. Once it’s well mixed, form balls and press them firmly around. Once firmly in a ball, slowly flatten and shape. Make the patties larger in circumference as they do shrink…

Happy National Burger Day – BBQ

You know I have to post on National Burger Day! Vancouver has hit some record highs in weather (which has been nice considering the winter we just endured.. ahemmm sorry rest of Canada for complaining). Corn on the Cob, Fresh Watermelon and Strawberries, Potato Salad (thanks mom) and some BIG ass burger patties (naturally, it’s National…

Pear, Burrata & Blackberry Pizza

The warm weather is coming so why not spice up your boring pizza toppings with some yummy fresh and fun ingredients. I made this bad boy when I needed to use up some pears. And well, blackberries in B.C. are like weeds and grow freely everywhere. You can play around with the toppings; this is to encourage…

Fruit Adds Unique Flavour to Summer Pizza

Originally published here As of this week, Thea VanHerwaaden is still in the running for top spot on MasterChef Canada. The Deep Cove resident is one of three contestants left on the competition cooking show, with the next episode airing this Thursday on CTV. We asked Thea for one of her favourite summer recipes and…

Comox Cook in MasterChef Final Three

Originally published here Comox cook into MasterChef Canada semifinals Thea VanHerwaarden has faced a lot of adversity in reaching the final three Thea VanHerwaarden, of Comox, is a pressure test (or two) away from becoming Canada’s next MasterChef. When we last checked in on VanHerwaarden, she had just been selected as one of 12 MasterChef…

San Diego

What more can one say about the beautiful West Coast. I decided to take a girls weekend away to San Diego. A place, I think, is a little secret gem (atleast for us Canadians). So, when my boyfriend – a born and raised Texan – asked if we would like to head to San Diego,…

Pear, Burrata & Blackberry Pizza

Click here for my Pizza Dough Recipe Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pizza cooks well under hot heat. Stretch out a thin layer of pizza dough to desired thickness on a lightly greased pizza pan. Add a layer of the béchamel sauce and ricotta cheese. Scatter desired amount of shallots, pears and blackberries evenly on…

Fresh Pasta Dough

One of my favorite things to make is fresh pasta. Taking such simple ingredients and transforming them into tortellini, ravioli, Farfalle and Pappardelle (yum). You can add different flavors to the dough, the opportunities are endless when you have thebase to a good quality pasta dough. Even with the proper measurements, pasta dough may…