Occupation: Designer for Extreme Makeover Home Edition, host of Canada’s Handyman Challenge.
What is your number one comfort food? Homemade tomato sauce and any kind of cheese.
What keeps you eating a balanced diet? My natural cravings. I love grains, nuts, berries, tomatoes and dark greens.
Any dislikes? Nope. I love it all! Sweets and pastries have never been a thing of mine.
What must you always have in your fridge? Carrots, celery, onions, tomatoes. Greek yogurt, Canadian blueberries, homemade pasta sauce, eggs – oh and way too much cheese.
Strangest food(s) you’ve tried? 1,000-year-old egg, prairie oysters, which I wouldn’t do again. I eat Marmite almost every day; I love my Dad’s pickled eggs.
What’s your favourite dish or food to eat in the summer? In the winter? I make heirloom tomatoes bruschetta in the summer ALL the time, and grilled peach salad. In winter – puréed soups with seasonal veggies. I make all kinds of varieties of soups in the winter!
What is your favourite meal to make for guests in your home? Everyone loves my jambalaya, although I think the favourite is my French onion soup.
What is your most used/favourite ingredient to cook with? Canned tomatoes by far. I put them in everything!
What is your favourite city to eat out in? Why? Chicago. Everything is so hearty and the portions are generous. Chicago has a lot of modern takes on comfort food…which I love!
What have you been busy with over the last year? Filming of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, moving to Kelowna B.C to be closer to my family, filming of Canada’s Handyman Challenge with HGTV, working with Lazyboy in NYC, travelling to Europe and working on my website.
