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Hello Fresh is a meal delivery service in Canada. They deliver to nine different markets: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Québec, Newfoundland, and the Maritimes. They deliver via courier Sunday-Thursday every week depending on your postal code. Usually deliveries will arrive between 8am-8pm. Although the window seems long, they often arrive before 5pm. You will receive an email with your tracking number or you can check your account settings for availability.

While the concept is nothing new, we like the selection of ready-to-cook meals with fresh local ingredients delivered right to the door. This flexible subscription food delivery service is tailored for busy people looking for a home cooked meal without going grocery shopping and doing the prep work. Your groceries will stay fresh for the duration of the week. Their recipes are created using ingredients that stay fresh long enough for you to enjoy them in the week you have received them. Of course, we’d suggest that you prepare your fish at the beginning of the week versus over, say, beef! Get your HelloFresh promo code below!

The packaging of Hello Fresh is nicely packaged in a cardboard box that is insulated with plenty of ice packs to keep you food fresh until you get home the night of delivery. The food is said to last up to 36 hours.

I like that their meats are raised without the use of antibiotics, added hormones or animal by-products!

Choosing you meals is easy. We like the user friendly smart phone app. Meals selections are available in formats of Pronto Box ($13.33/serving), Family Box ($10.83/ serving) or Veggie Box (412.33/serving). Depending on your chosen plan, boxes come with 3 or 4 recipes to make dinners for 2 or 4 people.

Recipes are printed in colour on a nice heavy weighted paper too!

To get started, claim this $40 Off promotion towards your first box of fresh ingredients and delicious recipes. Start your cooking adventure today, and use the following promo code: NANWU

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The Holy Crab recently launched a new lunch menu that offers delicious cajun seafood fare at a reasonable price – all under $18. Like their seafood boil, it uses a variety of premium and locally sustainable seafood choices, of which many are Ocean Wise. In addition, there is also a Kid’s menu with favourites like Shrimp Po Boy for $9.

The lunch menu is loaded with lots of variety and great comfort food items like fish & chips, creamy cajun seafood pasta, blackened catfish with etoufee on rice. But there is also a lighter option like their seafood & avocado salad stacker!

DIRTY RICE 13 | +2 Fried Egg: Clams, Mussels, Tiger Prawns, Calamari, Catfish, House-Made Garlic Pepper Sauce

GARLIC SHRIMP PASTA $15: Tiger Prawns, Shrimp, House-Made Garlic Pepper Sauce, 63-Degree Poached Egg, Parmesan, Linguine or Spaghetti. You can substitute Prawn and Shrimp with Chicken.

LOBSTER GRILLED CHEESE $18: Served with Seafood Chowder or Seafood Bisque. Fresh Lobster Meat, Melted Mozzarella, Dill & Cheddar Bechamel Sauce, Lobster Butter, Sweet Panini Bread

• Shrimp Grilled Cheese $14
• Plain Grilled Cheese $10

CREAMY CAJUN SEAFOOD PASTA $18: Clams, Mussels, Crawfish, Tiger Prawns, Creamy Tomato Cajun Sauce, Sauteed Onion & Mushroom, Linguine or Spaghetti. You choice of spice Level: Mild / Medium / Spicy

FISH & CHIPS 1PC $10 | 2PCS $14: One of the value menu items I’d say with giant pieces of Crispy Battered Catfish. Served with Tartar Sauce, Lemon Wedge and Cajun “Crack” Fries and Creamy Coleslaw.

SEAFOOD & AVOCADO SALAD $15: Crab, Shrimp, Avocado, Tomato, Corn Kernels, Arugula, Red Apple Dark Balsamic, Cranberry & Pear White Balsamic

CRISPY FISH SANDWICH $12: Badass Filet O Fish fans make a mad dash for this
Crispy Fried Catfish sammy. Served with Creamy Coleslaw, Arugula, Tartar Sauce, Soft Ciabatta and Cajun fries.

BLACKENED CATFISH WITH ETOUFFEE ON RICE $18: Pan-Seared Catfish Fillet, Shrimp Etouffee Sauce, Steamed Vegetables, Jasmine Rice. The catfish is delicious and flavoured. However I do wish that this came with wild rice instead of white jasmine rice.

What’s your favourite dish?

We were invited by The Holy Crab for a menu tasting.

more: COQUILLE FINE SEAFOOD | Boulevard Kitchen | Pier 7

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Lately I’ve been running around in the morning that I don’t have time to make breakfast. Luckily I always have a healthy stash of these homemade granola raw bars. These energy bars are gluten free, vegan, and made with organic ingredients whenever possible! I love that these healthy bars are 100% delicious without added sugar and has zero fillers (unlike most store bought granola bars that leave you still hungry afterwards)!

I’m addicted to these raw bars. They are great to travel with and I always have a few in my diaper bag. They are great “on the go” snacks! These granola bars are easy to make in under 20 mins.

I usually use dates, walnuts and sunflower seeds as my stable ingredients. However you can make a few variations depending what you have available at home or what you are craving! You can substitute pecans, peanuts, etc with walnuts. Dates with figs. You can they idea….

Below recipe is a starting point and a guide for measurement. To be honest, I usually just free hand this when I make these raw bars.

Protip: add a big heaping spoonful of coconut oil otherwise your bars will not set and you will get loose granola. You can alway melt extra coconut oil and reset the mold.

Granola Raw Bar Recipe

March 28, 2018

Servings: depends

Difficulty: Easy

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This is a super easy granola raw bar recipe that you can customize with your favourite ingredients. Gluten Free, Vegan.

By: Nancy

Ingredients

• 1 cup Quick Rolled Oats
• 2 tbsp Chia Seeds
• 1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds
• 1/4 cup walnuts (chopped)
• 2-3 tbsp Coconut Oil (or one giant spoonful)
• 10-12 Dates (Pitted and sliced)
• Unsweetened Coconut Flakes for Topping
• Pinch of salt and black pepper

Directions

• Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Step 2 Mix rolled oats, chia seeds, walnuts and coconut oil in a mixing bowl.
• Step 3 Make sure granola is evenly coated with coconut oil.
• Step 4 Spread on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
• Step 5 Bake for 15 mins or until golden brown. Make sure not to burn the granola.
• Step 6 Mix the warm granola with chopped dates in a mixing bowl and stir with a large spoon until the dates are completed coated with granola.
• Step 7 Line a glass dish with parchment paper and press the mixture into the dish.
• Step 8 Sprinkle coconut flakes on top.
• Step 9 Cover glass dish with cover or plastic wrap
• Step 10 Freeze the bars for two to three hours.
• Step 11 Slice and serve.
• Step 12 **Can be stored in refrigerator up to one week.
• Step 13 **Protip: wrap bars in parchment paper individually for an easy “on the go” snack.

More: Happy Hour at Trump Hotel Vancouver | TWG Tea Canada | Neverland Tea Salon | Notch 8 at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

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If you love Peruvian cuisines than you would love what Cacao Progressive Latin offers. We were super excited for Chef Jefferson Alvarez’s trip to Peru because we knew he would come back with some goodies. Between March 2 to 7, Cacao will host an amazing dining event: Memories of Peru.

The tasting menu welcomes you with a true Peruvian style Pisco Sour. Mixologist Sergio Grandolfo uses an Angostura from Peru that has a more floral nose and heightened bitter after taste. Traditional angostura bitters are more syrupy with a faint scent.

Appetizer finger snacks include:

• cachapa & cheese
• chicharron and El XO (Latin version of XO sauce made with Argentina ants and scallops)
• anchovy churro (this wildly reminds me of these snacks from Japan)

Sunchoke and Quinoa with Inva Leaf

Sea Urchin Custard with tapioca and cancha

Ceviche: leche de tigre and cancha. Imagine this filled in a poke bowl.

Bransino: Kawicha salad. We loved the bright flavours and crispy fish skin!

Wild Boar with salsa Huacatay, squash puree and dehydrated cilantro.

Mamey Mousse: Cacao nibs Maca sponge. Mamey fruits has the color of papaya and the creaminess of bananas.

Cacao Ball with fruit jelly. Can I order a dozen of these to go?

We hope you had chance to enjoy this delicious tasting menu! $65 per person. The stuff is pretty amazing and loaded with a lot of deeply flavourful sauce and textures.

I was invited by Cacao for a menu tasting.

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Cacao
URL: http://www.cacaovancouver.com
Cuisine: Latin

Hours:
Mon closed
Tue 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wed 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thu 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
Fri 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sat 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sun 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

1898 W 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1G5
(604) 731-5370