Gluten-Free Events Calendar
If it’s gluten free and happening in Victoria, Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands, you’ll find it listed here! From tastings to contests, farmer’s markets to food trucks – this is your calendar to Gluten-Free Paradise! Join Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies and add a new restaurant – and possibly a new gluten-free friend – to your repertoire!
🌱 Planted Expo Vancouver May 27 & 28, 10am – 5pm at the Vancouver Convention Centre West
🌱 Canada’s biggest, most juicy, most epic plant-based event of the year.
🌱 The Celiac Scene favourites will be there! Sample & Save!
🌱 chef Pola’s Granola – Booth 31
🌱 Taco Revolution – Booth 426
🌱 Vegan Rob Puffs – Booth 606
Planted Life • Facebook • Instagram • Twitter • Tickets
Boost of Goodness with a Healthy Light Crunch! Booth 31
Chef Pola’s Original or Wild Pecan Blueberry Maple Granolas are great on their own, as a snack or with yogurt, milk or nut beverages. Add fresh fruit, sprinkle it on frozen treats or nut butter toast, or include it in your baking recipes. Perfect for the whole family at home or on the go. Learn more here …
ChefPola.ca • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Contact • Blog
Gluten-free • 95% organic ingredients • vegan-friendly • nutrient-rich • hand-made in a gluten-free facility in BC • only 3 grams of sugar per serving • no processed sugars • chef-formulated
Purchase directly from chef Pola’s Granola!
Purchase through Buy BC Food and Drink
Taco Revolution Mexican Foods! Booth 426!
Straight from Taco Revolution’s 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck on Vancouver Island, here’s your chance to enjoy their fresh tortillas and authentic Mexican spices, salsas, bean dips and taco fillings in your own kitchen! All 100% gluten free! Learn more here …
Taco Revolution Website • Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
- Taco Revolution Tortillas – Cowichan Valley’s own locally produced, fresh corn tortilla maker. Taco Revolution tortillas contain only heirloom (non-GMO) corn, water, and lime; no artificial fillers, or preservatives.
- Seasonings – 100% gluten-free • Chorizo Spice Mix, Taco Seasoning Mix & Nun’s Mistake Mole
- Salsas – fresh sauce. Ideal for dipping • Fresh Tomato Salsa, Medium or Spicy Heat
- Pico de Gallo – fresh, raw vegetables, never cooked. Ideal as a salad or a filling • Mild or Medium Heat
- Fillings • Shredded Chicken Tinga, Pulled Pork Cochinita Pibil, Refried Beans & Vegan Chorizo
- Bean Dip
Vegan Rob in Your Favourite Flavours! Booth 606!
Sample & save on Dairy-Free Cheddar, Cauliflower and Dragon Puffs. The snack food focused on nutrition and compassion. Facebook • Instagram • Twitter • Order Online
🌱 Planted Expo Vancouver May 27 & 28, 10am – 5pm at the Vancouver Convention Centre West
🌱 Canada’s biggest, most juicy, most epic plant-based event of the year.
🌱 The Celiac Scene favourites will be there! Sample & Save!
🌱 chef Pola’s Granola – Booth 31
🌱 Taco Revolution – Booth 426
🌱 Vegan Rob Puffs – Booth 606
Planted Life • Facebook • Instagram • Twitter • Tickets
Boost of Goodness with a Healthy Light Crunch! Booth 31
Chef Pola’s Original or Wild Pecan Blueberry Maple Granolas are great on their own, as a snack or with yogurt, milk or nut beverages. Add fresh fruit, sprinkle it on frozen treats or nut butter toast, or include it in your baking recipes. Perfect for the whole family at home or on the go. Learn more here …
ChefPola.ca • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Contact • Blog
Gluten-free • 95% organic ingredients • vegan-friendly • nutrient-rich • hand-made in a gluten-free facility in BC • only 3 grams of sugar per serving • no processed sugars • chef-formulated
Purchase directly from chef Pola’s Granola!
Purchase through Buy BC Food and Drink
Taco Revolution Mexican Foods! Booth 426!
Straight from Taco Revolution’s 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck on Vancouver Island, here’s your chance to enjoy their fresh tortillas and authentic Mexican spices, salsas, bean dips and taco fillings in your own kitchen! All 100% gluten free! Learn more here …
Taco Revolution Website • Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
- Taco Revolution Tortillas – Cowichan Valley’s own locally produced, fresh corn tortilla maker. Taco Revolution tortillas contain only heirloom (non-GMO) corn, water, and lime; no artificial fillers, or preservatives.
- Seasonings – 100% gluten-free • Chorizo Spice Mix, Taco Seasoning Mix & Nun’s Mistake Mole
- Salsas – fresh sauce. Ideal for dipping • Fresh Tomato Salsa, Medium or Spicy Heat
- Pico de Gallo – fresh, raw vegetables, never cooked. Ideal as a salad or a filling • Mild or Medium Heat
- Fillings • Shredded Chicken Tinga, Pulled Pork Cochinita Pibil, Refried Beans & Vegan Chorizo
- Bean Dip
Vegan Rob in Your Favourite Flavours! Booth 606!
Sample & save on Dairy-Free Cheddar, Cauliflower and Dragon Puffs. The snack food focused on nutrition and compassion. Facebook • Instagram • Twitter • Order Online
Join Bake My Day for a very special Victoria appearance at Dickens Fair!
Saturday, December 2nd from 10am to 4:00
140 Oswego Street – James Bay Community Centre
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Expect Dale with a full range of her very best from delectable tarts to Christmas Cake & Pudding, Festive Tarts and all the savouries from Chicken Pot Pies to Sausage Rolls. Pre-orders welcome: office@bakemyday.ca
Celebrating its 42nd year, this is one of Victoria’s oldest and best-loved Winter Craft Fairs. Our carefully curated Vancouver Island and Gulf Island artisans offer an amazing variety of affordable handmade and homemade products. With over 50 vendors there will be something for everyone! Admission $3. Free for Children under 12 (accompanied by an Adult)
Chicken Pot Pie (dairy-free)
Regular shortcrust pastry base, but with an added twist of a Puff Pastry lid. Hertel’s delicious sausage meat, lots of garlic and herbs, potatoes and veggies.. The different textures make it pop!
Ready-to-bake, gluten-free and dairy-free! Apply an egg wash to the short-crust pastry and pop into a pre-heated oven at 400 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees in several spots. Then presto: you’ve got yourself a creamy (coconut milk) and satisfying chicken pot pie dinner!
Festive Tart (Thanksgiving & Christmas Treat)
Bake My Day’s fabulous gluten-free tarts, turnovers, pies, hand pies and sausage rolls are created in a dedicated gluten-free facility from documented to be gluten-free ingredients.
Enjoy these sumptuous delicacies on the spot and / or purchase ready-to-bake versions to take home and savor, warm from your own oven. Dale’s pie shells and groundbreaking, ready-to-roll puff pastry dough let you become the gluten-free chef you’ve always wanted to be. Ask about their dairy-free options.
- Outlet Store at 3030 Dogwood Road, Duncan (Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm)
- Carrying retailers, restaurants and cafés …
- Product Tips
VICTORIA & DUNCAN
Bake My Day is now listed with the Cowichan Co-op Marketplace (Cow-op). Order online and pick up your selection at central locations.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
- Order online from Friday 12pm to Tuesday midnight 12am (PST).
- Victoria Customers pick up orders on Thursdays between noon-5pm at Olive the Senses (1701 Douglas St.).
- Duncan customers pick up between 3-6pm at Cowichan Green Community (360 Duncan St).
Puff Pastry Tips from Dale!
- “If you have time, it’s best to thaw puff pastry overnight in the fridge.
- If you don’t have time, thaw it on the counter until it’s pliable enough to unfold without cracking, but still cool to the touch. Keep a close eye on it — if the dough feels very limp, refrigerate it for 30 minutes to help it firm up again.
- One of the biggest mistakes you can make is leaving it on the counter for too long. A room-temperature atmosphere will cause the puff pastry to wilt and become floppy. That, in turn, will make the layers stick, and render it almost impossible to work with. If your puff pastry gets too soft, return it to the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes before moving forward.
- Lightly roll out the puff pastry: Dust the top of the puff with just a little GF flour, then use a rolling pin to lightly roll. Puff pastry should be rolled out to approx. 4-5 mm depth.
- Follow any puff pastry recipe, remembering that ALL pastry (gluten-free or not) bakes off flakiest when chilled for a short time before baking in a hot oven ie 10-15 min in freezer first after making your ‘creation.’
- If you’re making a filled pastry, like a pot pie, for example, cut a few vents in the dough so hot air can escape and circulate as it bakes. If you skip this step, and you’ll have a soggy interior.
- We generally egg wash pastry before baking to give it that yummy golden colour
- A very general rule for baking the puff pastry is the following – bear in mind that oven temperatures vary.
- Set the oven to 200° C (400° F – gas 6) and bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes to 25 minutes. Check after 20 minutes as it’s easy to burn the edges from cooking for too long.
- Scraps can be gathered up and be reused. Make sure that scraps are layered on top of each other – not scrunched up into a ball, before re-rolling.”
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