MAKE HEALTHY TASTE GREAT- MEAL PLANNING & RECIPES· is my brand and I am working on creating my own cookbook series to help families and individuals with special dietary needs to make meal panning more enjoyable, simpler, more economical and above all much healthier. I have been working as a catering chef, professional cook and event planner going on 30 years. I am also a former manager for Thermomix in Vancouver which has helped me increase my skills in ethnic cuisines along with perfecting gluten free baking and more healthy menus that help us heal our bodies.

As I am a passionate foodie I know how often people say they don’t want to sacrifice flavor to enjoy eating healthier diets but confess that if it's not enjoyable

or too difficult to do then it's not sustainable. I love nothing more than creating gourmet menus that tantalize the taste-buds on every level!

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For me, cooking is...

I dream of recipes with unique flavour combinations or inventive twists as I lay awake some nights.

I learned to cook at...

With a grandmother who loved traditional recipes from eastern Europe and my mother who sought clean ingredients and recipes to keep us all healthy.

A cooking secret...

Sourcing the best quality ingredients and letting them be the star!

My menus

Asian Family

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All inclusive

Asian lettuce wraps with chicken and spicy dipping sauce

Spicy Hot & Sour Soup

Asian Prawn and mango salad with ginger and tamari dressing and fresh herbs and roasted bean sprouts

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Lettuce wraps with jicama, white peach, avocado and fresh basil served with a balsamic dipping sauce

Arugula salad with dried apricot walnuts., goat cheese and roast peppers with maple balsamic vinaigrette

Ahi Tuna tacos with grilled sesame crusted Ahi tuna, peppers cilantro and mango salsa

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Chicken Tagine with dates lemons served with mixed peppers zucchini and mushroom pilaf

Baked Lemon and ginger chicken with mixed vegetable stir fry and steamed rice

Asian spiced Grilled pineapple and ginger Teriaki Salmon served with medley of stiryfry vegetables and rice

DESSERT

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Chocolate zucchini cake served with whipped cream and brandy soaked raisins

Bourbon Bread and chocolate pudding with nuts and raisins

Almond cake with cardamom scented whipped cream

Italian Trattoria

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Choose 2 dishes

FIRST COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Insalata Di Gambari - multi-coloured cherry tomatoes ,asparagus,radishes,red onions & shrimp in raspberry vinaigrette

Prosciutto e Melone-layered prosciutto di Parma & cantaloupe melon served on fresh arugula

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Gnocchi- delicate and light potato Gnocchi served with a creamy Gorgonzola and walnut sauce or classic Genovese pesto along with Maiale al Brandy /local pork tenderloin (grain fed and hormone free) wrapped with prosciutto & topped with brandy sauc

Cannelloni alla Genovese - stuffed with Ricotta spinach prawns and crab topped with mozzarella and served with a light rose sauce served with chioppino livornese - calamari, mussels, prawns,clams and scallops simmered in a marinara sauce with homemad

Agnolotti al Sugo di Noci -Half moon shaped vegetarian ravioli in a creamy pesto tomato sauce served with Fresh steelhead salmon cooked to perfection with a creamy fennel and walnut sauce and fresh arugula

DESSERT

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Tiramisu - layers of Savoiardi finger cookies dipped in espresso and a creamy marscapone delight

Classic Italian Panacotta - Italian cream pudding topped with berries coulis or chocolate hazelnut sauce

Sorbetto o Gelato - ask for you favourite flavour served with mini hazelnut biscotti

Mexican Fiesta

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All inclusive

FIRST COURSE

All inclusive

Papyaya Avocado Guacamole and chipotle grilled cornbread and salsa

Southwest Taquitos with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream.

MAIN COURSE

All inclusive

Beef and black bean tostada cups served with Salsa verde and cilantro Lime and corn pesto relish

Chicken and Shrimp Enchiladas with Grilled pineapple and cilantro sauce

DESSERT

All inclusive

Mexican Churros with Vanilla cream and chocolate shavings

Mexican Flan with poached tequila mango slices

Gluten Free Italian Seafood menu

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All inclusive

FIRST COURSE

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Prawn skewers with Italian pistachio orange and coco nibs Gremolata

Stuffed baked mushrooms with fresh ricotta crab meat and basil

MAIN COURSE

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Mixed seafood and olive pesto stuffed (gluten free) Ravioli with fresh Arugula and strawberry salad cups

Gluten free Gnocchi with Salmon and wild porcini mushroom served with grilled Peppers, zucchini and aubergine

Classic Grain fed beef Lasagna with without pasta ( using corn Polenta or roasted grilled vegees and side ceasar salad

DESSERT

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Traditional Tiramisu

Gluten Free Pear and chocolate torte with vanilla bean ice cream

Mediterranean

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FIRST COURSE

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Roasted red pepper and garlic humus with fresh pita

Spinach and feta Spanakopita with mint tzatziki dip

MAIN COURSE

Choose 1 dish

Chicken Tagine with dates and preserved lemons served with mixed pepper and mushroom pilaf

Feta mint and lamb meatballs with fresh rosemary lemony roasted greek potatoes

Traditional Greek moussaka with along with oregano lemon and dill potato wedges

DESSERT

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Pistachio honey baklava with cardamom scented whipped cream

Homemade pistachio ice cream with kourambides cookies

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Chef Marcy's reviews

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This experience was so awesome - we highly recommend it! First, as soon as I entered the form online, I had four excellent chefs bid on my evening. It was so hard to decide by we went with Marcy because of her creative menu and style of experience. Marcy was such a pleasure! She had a creative menu that fit our dietary needs, came prepared and on time, She showed us some great new tricks in the kitchen, let us help a little but also let us enjoy our private time. It was a perfect mix. And then the food - so so so delicious. Everything was irresistible. Great flavours and new combinations that we will definitely try to recreate. Amazing ingredients that were super fresh and in season. Marcy made her signature tiramisu - a must have. So delicious and beautifully presented. By the time she had cleaned up, we were so full. It was my husbands birthday and he loved it. Would defiantly book again with Take a Chef and with Marcy!