About Me
Hi, I’m Charmaine.
I was ten years old when I fell in love with cooking and eating. The first recipe I created on my own was a Caesar salad dressing recipe (clipped from the newspaper) in my mom’s Cuisinart food processor. I smelled like garlic and anchovies for days, and had never felt so satisfied.
When I was in high school, I used to skip class and drive down to CTV (in Toronto) to watch live tapings of the Dini Petty Show. I was obsessed with live TV and production.
Fortunately, I was able to turn my love for cooking, eating, garlic and TV into a career (I credit hard work and grit).
A bit more about me and how I share my love for cooking with others:
- Host and produce ‘In Char’s Kitchen,’ YourTV Muskoka
- Proud author of ‘Delicious & Doable ~Recipes For Real and Everyday Life,’
- Teach cooking at The Creative Cook (in Braceridge, ON) and
- Am formerly a food writer for Running Room Magazine
I eat, play and talk about food for a living: that’s why I run!!
I’m blessed to live in Muskoka, Ontario with my husband Greg, two young-adult sons (Tyler & Colgan, both off at university) and two fur daughters – Pockets and Penelope.
Charmaine
Announcing My New Cookbook!
Delicious & Doable
Recipes for Real and Everyday Life
I am SO EXCITED to be launching my cookbook and can’t wait for you to read it too.
Delicious and Doable is filled with a plethora of recipes; many are gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, super nutrient-dense and many are sinful and filled with an obscene amount of fat and calories.
- Smoked Trout Frittata with Sweet Potatoes and Brie
- Lemon Walnut Tuna Melts
- Sloppy Lamb Burgers
- Grilled Chocolate Sandwiches
…are just a few of the fabulous and flavourful dishes you will prepare and devour with ease.
