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Sea Kayaking British Columbia - Our Food Philosophy

Caitlyn's cooking will keep you fuelled and gastronomically satisfied. After a satisfying day of sea kayaking, meals served on our trips are the kind of food that hits that spot that everyone mentions when their meal has hit 'the spot'. Caitlyn does the grocery shopping, prepares the menu and does all the baking ahead, leaving the guides with just enough preparation so that the food is fresh without sacrificing sea kayaking time.
Caitlyn was born and raised on Quadra Island, BC and is the oldest child of four. She has that 'taking care of you' kind of way about her in the kitchen and she does much running around shopping from grocery stores to specialty shops to get the best organic produce, and tailoring the menu to fit our kayakers' food needs. The menu does change and there is always room for altering and creative infusion.

"Over the top. Better food than in most restaurants. Jolie's table decorations were great. Even a baked cake on the last night. Wow!"

John and Nancy Nixon

Our menu has, what all our bellies crave on the ocean, local wild sockeye salmon. Our salmon is caught by our friends who live just around the corner, a long time Quadra Island, BC fishing family. The appropriate term for this dinner is not so much a meal but a culinary experience. The fish is done up just right with lemon and dill or orange and ginger.
Our meals always contain much produce, a treat when eating an outdoor menu. Breakfasts are warm and hearty, always with dairy for dairy eaters and soy or rice milk for those who are not. Shortcuts are not a part of a complete diet, and when we make pancakes, the ingredients are organic as much as possible and maple syrup is nothing but the real stuff. Caitlyn includes scrumptious baking, including her famous carrot cake, or chocolate zuchinni cake and a multitude of muffins.
Lunches are simple and delectable, particularly a pasta salad that really is the Mona Lisa of pasta salads with steamed broccoli, zuchinni, olives, feta cheese and a tasty homemade dressing.
Our coffee, some people would be unconscious without it and we wouldn't want you to miss a thing. We use only Aroma coffee, roasted right here on Quadra by Peter and Helene making it truly hot magic. We use only organic, fair trade, shade grown beans.

Quadra's bakery, Lovin' Oven II, keeps us spoiled with creative breads, like the Orange Cranberry Loaf or the Multigrain Fruit and Nut.
Please let us know what you cannot have, and what you can have, and we'll do our best to find the appropriate sweeteners, grains, proteins or dairy alternatives so you don't have to lose your well-earned sleep being bothered with food-fright, or sore bellies.

"Jim and Rick did a mean fresh salmon! The food was top rate!"
Kari Huss


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