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This is me:
- Annie Watts
- Port Alberni, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada
- "We have been huge promoters of 'Where the People Feast, An Indigenous People's Cookbook' and are excited to see Annie's new cookbook. Annie has creatively provided us with a cookbook that looks at eating and cooking whole foods that awakens our bodies and our relationship to food." Fiona Devereaux, RD, Community Nutritionist for Aboriginal Health, Royal Jubilee Hospital and Erin Audrey Rowsell, Food Security Dietitian, Aboriginal Health, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Dolly (Watts) McRae's many businesses
Take a look at a slide show of Dolly's many businesses. Just Like Grandma's Bannock, Liliget Feast House and Where People Feast, An Indigenous People's Cookbook
It is seen on YouTube.
See the Where People Feast website.
It is seen on YouTube.
See the Where People Feast website.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Couponing
Inspired by Extreme Couponing on TLC I started to cruise the internet for printable coupons. I am now on the couponsforcanada.ca website and found quite a few coupons for free stuff.
Coupons can be printed from Walmart online.
I found another website called Groupon, haven't tried it out yet. Here is the link Groupon
There weren't very many coupons on the websaver.ca website, but some free stuff too. I am not sure why some websites only offer less than 10 coupons.
To recieve free samples or coupons you may have to leave the website and go to the company website to register by entering your name and email address and sometimes your mailing address. On the smartsource.ca web you have to install a program on your computer to print out the coupons - might no be a good idea.
On the safeway.ca website you can enter your postal code or City and Province to see their weekly specials. You can pick out the items on sale that earn extra air miles. You can add thing to you grocery list and print it out.
You will have to check out the expiry date, you may sign up just to find out the offer has expired. Some free offers are given with a certain dollar amount of purchase.
Coupons can be printed from Walmart online.
I found another website called Groupon, haven't tried it out yet. Here is the link Groupon
There weren't very many coupons on the websaver.ca website, but some free stuff too. I am not sure why some websites only offer less than 10 coupons.
To recieve free samples or coupons you may have to leave the website and go to the company website to register by entering your name and email address and sometimes your mailing address. On the smartsource.ca web you have to install a program on your computer to print out the coupons - might no be a good idea.
On the safeway.ca website you can enter your postal code or City and Province to see their weekly specials. You can pick out the items on sale that earn extra air miles. You can add thing to you grocery list and print it out.
You will have to check out the expiry date, you may sign up just to find out the offer has expired. Some free offers are given with a certain dollar amount of purchase.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Local combines passion of cooking and writing
Check out this write up in the alberni valley times about Annie Laurie Watts.
Local combines passion of cooking and writing
Local combines passion of cooking and writing
Friday, July 29, 2011
Anna & Kristine
Thank you Anna & Kristine for testing the recipes from our cookbook because our publishers updated our cookbook for future printings. These were changes that mom and I requested before the first printing and they were not done.
Just Like Grandma's Bannock recipe, when Ben Genaille was talking about the yeast not being allowed to sit and get frothy before adding it to the flour. We have been making this recipe for over 40 years and made over a million bannock and never once let the yeast sit and get frothy. When the recipe says to put the dough in a covered bowl to let raise, we usually put a plastic cover to seal completely to let raise. The dough gets hollow in the middle when the bannock is not turned enough. One correction was made to the recipe, 6 cups of flour and 1 extra cup to add slowly if the dough was to moist.
As for the wedding cake, we had to reduce the size of the Gitsegukla Wedding Cake to make 10 servings instead of the usual 300 servings as you would for a wedding. In the recipe it says to soak the raisins and dried cranberries in boiling water. The recipe is changed, to use the boiling water in the dough mix.
The cooks added hot mustard to the Buffalo Hominy Corn Chowder and the kept it on high heat when it said to simmer.
The pine needles were to be fully dried and ground. If you keep it in a sealed container before it is fully dried, it will get moldy.
Thank you Anna & Kristine for testing the recipes from our cookbook because our publishers updated our cookbook for future printings. These were changes that mom and I requested before the first printing and they were not done.
Just Like Grandma's Bannock recipe, when Ben Genaille was talking about the yeast not being allowed to sit and get frothy before adding it to the flour. We have been making this recipe for over 40 years and made over a million bannock and never once let the yeast sit and get frothy. When the recipe says to put the dough in a covered bowl to let raise, we usually put a plastic cover to seal completely to let raise. The dough gets hollow in the middle when the bannock is not turned enough. One correction was made to the recipe, 6 cups of flour and 1 extra cup to add slowly if the dough was to moist.
As for the wedding cake, we had to reduce the size of the Gitsegukla Wedding Cake to make 10 servings instead of the usual 300 servings as you would for a wedding. In the recipe it says to soak the raisins and dried cranberries in boiling water. The recipe is changed, to use the boiling water in the dough mix.
The cooks added hot mustard to the Buffalo Hominy Corn Chowder and the kept it on high heat when it said to simmer.
The pine needles were to be fully dried and ground. If you keep it in a sealed container before it is fully dried, it will get moldy.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
beHealthy Cookbook Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Annie Watts
Company: ALW Publishing
Telephone: 778-421-4665
Email: annielwatts@shaw.ca
Website: www.behealthycookbook.com
New Cookbook Release That Offers Nutritionally Balanced Menu Plans and Healthy Recipes to Increase Energy
Port Alberni, British Columbia, May 18, 2011 - ALW Publishing today announced release of "beHealthy Cookbook" that provides 14 menu plans and over 100 healthy recipes. The recipes are prepared with the minimum of fuss and are designed for those who desire a healthy and active lifestyle.
"We are excited about Annie’s new cookbook that focuses on whole foods. Annie has creatively provided us with a cookbook that looks at eating and cooking whole foods that awakens our bodies and our relationship to food." Fiona Devereaux, RD, Community Nutritionist for Aboriginal Health, Royal Jubilee Hospital. Erin Audrey Rowsell, Food Security Dietitian, Aboriginal Health, Vancouver Island Health Authority.
The menu plans present a way to keep your body nourished with all the correct proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals to build your natural defenses against chronic diseases. The recipes are free of dairy, gluten, red meat, starch, yeast, citrus and table salt. The focus is on creating simple, appetizing dishes that saves time in the kitchen by using few ingredients that can be easily found in supermarkets or stores that specialize in nutrient rich ingredients that are essential for a healthy diet, for example, soy beans and quinoa.
Despite the relative simplicity of these dishes, they are still elegant enough to be served at dinner parties, especially the Crab Croquettes with Spicy Salsa, Grilled Chicken & Veggie Kebabs and Wasabi Crusted Salmon. Watts' vegetable dishes are appealing and varied, including Salad with Raspberry Dressing, Cucumber and Dill Salad and Vegetable Rolls & Peanut Sauce. Watts´ desserts are equally appetizing, with Pumpkin Creme Brulees, Wild Berry Double Cream Crepes and Apricot Oat Cookies. Watts shows that delicious food can be prepared with a minimum of fuss, even with guests on the way.
Slow down, enjoy your food, live healthier, achieve your ideal weight and take this gastronomic journey. You can purchase this new "beHealthy Cookbook" right from their new website at www.behealthycookbook.com for $20.00 Canadian, volume discounts are offered. For further information, contact Annie Watts, ALW Publishing, by telephone 778-421-4665 or by email annielwatts@shaw.ca
Before finishing secondary school, Annie worked as a waitress and became interested in becoming a chef. In 1979, she received a Culinary Arts Degree at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Years later, Annie became interested in obtaining a degree in Computer Science. Annie and her mother, Dolly (Watts) McRae, co-authored a cookbook that was published April 2007 entitled "Where People Feast, An Indigenous People´s Cookbook". Where People Feast celebrates their twelve years spent running their restaurant, Liliget Feast House and Catering, located near English Bay in downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada. Since closing the restaurant in 2006 Annie and her mother were both very busy promoting their cookbook. In 2007, Gourmand Awards honored Where People Feast with the title, Best Local Cuisine Cookbook in Canada. Recognized as the "Oscars" of the food and wine cookbook industry, the Gourmand Awards help booksellers and buyers identify the best out of the 24,000 food and wine books published every year. Annie began authoring her second cookbook beHealthy Cookbook in 2008 in response to the nutritional needs of herself and her family who have food allergies.
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Contact: Annie Watts
Company: ALW Publishing
Telephone: 778-421-4665
Email: annielwatts@shaw.ca
Website: www.behealthycookbook.com
New Cookbook Release That Offers Nutritionally Balanced Menu Plans and Healthy Recipes to Increase Energy
Port Alberni, British Columbia, May 18, 2011 - ALW Publishing today announced release of "beHealthy Cookbook" that provides 14 menu plans and over 100 healthy recipes. The recipes are prepared with the minimum of fuss and are designed for those who desire a healthy and active lifestyle.
"We are excited about Annie’s new cookbook that focuses on whole foods. Annie has creatively provided us with a cookbook that looks at eating and cooking whole foods that awakens our bodies and our relationship to food." Fiona Devereaux, RD, Community Nutritionist for Aboriginal Health, Royal Jubilee Hospital. Erin Audrey Rowsell, Food Security Dietitian, Aboriginal Health, Vancouver Island Health Authority.
The menu plans present a way to keep your body nourished with all the correct proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals to build your natural defenses against chronic diseases. The recipes are free of dairy, gluten, red meat, starch, yeast, citrus and table salt. The focus is on creating simple, appetizing dishes that saves time in the kitchen by using few ingredients that can be easily found in supermarkets or stores that specialize in nutrient rich ingredients that are essential for a healthy diet, for example, soy beans and quinoa.
Despite the relative simplicity of these dishes, they are still elegant enough to be served at dinner parties, especially the Crab Croquettes with Spicy Salsa, Grilled Chicken & Veggie Kebabs and Wasabi Crusted Salmon. Watts' vegetable dishes are appealing and varied, including Salad with Raspberry Dressing, Cucumber and Dill Salad and Vegetable Rolls & Peanut Sauce. Watts´ desserts are equally appetizing, with Pumpkin Creme Brulees, Wild Berry Double Cream Crepes and Apricot Oat Cookies. Watts shows that delicious food can be prepared with a minimum of fuss, even with guests on the way.
Slow down, enjoy your food, live healthier, achieve your ideal weight and take this gastronomic journey. You can purchase this new "beHealthy Cookbook" right from their new website at www.behealthycookbook.com for $20.00 Canadian, volume discounts are offered. For further information, contact Annie Watts, ALW Publishing, by telephone 778-421-4665 or by email annielwatts@shaw.ca
Before finishing secondary school, Annie worked as a waitress and became interested in becoming a chef. In 1979, she received a Culinary Arts Degree at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Years later, Annie became interested in obtaining a degree in Computer Science. Annie and her mother, Dolly (Watts) McRae, co-authored a cookbook that was published April 2007 entitled "Where People Feast, An Indigenous People´s Cookbook". Where People Feast celebrates their twelve years spent running their restaurant, Liliget Feast House and Catering, located near English Bay in downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada. Since closing the restaurant in 2006 Annie and her mother were both very busy promoting their cookbook. In 2007, Gourmand Awards honored Where People Feast with the title, Best Local Cuisine Cookbook in Canada. Recognized as the "Oscars" of the food and wine cookbook industry, the Gourmand Awards help booksellers and buyers identify the best out of the 24,000 food and wine books published every year. Annie began authoring her second cookbook beHealthy Cookbook in 2008 in response to the nutritional needs of herself and her family who have food allergies.
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Monday, May 9, 2011
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