Cool Temperatures Put Local Produce Behind Schedule
CENTRAL SAANICH - Cool temperatures on the Saanich Peninsula mean strawberry season is behind schedule this year.
Michell Brothers Farm says people are constantly calling about the popular fruit, but it wont be ready for picking until June 5th or 6th.
Grocers say the lack of product, means prices will go up.
The thermometer drop is good news for other produce though. The farm is picking lettuce this week, as well as new potatoes.
Environment Canada says below average temperatures and rain are forecast for the rest of the week.
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How to Make Juicy Sauerkraut & Sour Cabbage Heads | Gingerbread Cottage
Vanessa's recipe for sauerkraut calls for fresh white cabbage, horseradish, dill stems, and sea salt. Once it is prepped, she puts a plate on it with a weight on top, so the cabbage stays under the water. Then she covers the crock with a damp cloth, and a lid or plate on top so that air can get in, but nothing else. This video also shows how to safely cut fresh horseradish, which gives it a wonderful flavour and helps to prevent mould from forming during the fermentation process, but it still needs to be checked everyday for about 12 days. The last scene of the movie includes a quick summary of how to make whole sour cabbage heads for cabbage rolls that will yield a nice pink juice that you can drink for digestion. Click Here for more on the process of whole heads of sauerkraut: Vanessa von Schellwitz is an Austrian chef and owner operator of our Gingerbread Cottage bed and breakfast in downtown Victoria BC. Check out the link below for booking instructions.
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On the CapitolCityDean Channel, Austrian chef Vanessa von Schellwitz and master tradesman Dean Brandhagen earnestly share our real perspectives in an attempt to demystify the confusing and difficult parts of life, from gourmet cooking to chimney inspections to travel tips and many topics in between.
Vanessa von Schellwitz is the owner operator of the Gingerbread Cottage Bed and Breakfast, an idyllic 1905 heritage B&B in beautiful downtown Victoria BC, a half block off the Salish Sea. Website is
As a child, Vanessa was a real life “Heidi” living in the Eschen Villa on the clean, cold alpine Attersee Lake, in Seewalchen Austria, 50 KM East of Salzburg
Vanessa’s birthplace was located 50 meters from her Godmother’s famous Paulick Villa – the Summer Playground to Vienna’s Elite Art Noveau Community including Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Richard Teschner and Friedrich Paulick at the turn of the 19th century.
In fact, the aunt of Vanessas' Godmother, Gertrude Floege, was the famous fashion designer Emelia Floege – life companion of the famous artist Gustav Klimt who frequently painted at the Paulick Villa..
Also the last Countess Maria dei Medici, who lived adjacent to the Eschen Villa hand wrote a poem for Vanessa as a child… Not many People can say that!
Vanessa got her teaching Degree in Salzburg but her real love and talents were for cooking.. after moving to Vancouver Island, she honed her chef skills under the eye of her brother in law Dieter von Schellwitz who had been the first executive chef at the famous Ilikai Resort in Waikiki, and had chef career in New York and San Francisco.
Coming to Vancouver Island via Culture City itself – Salzburg Austria – A true Austrian,Vanessa has pure Mozart flowing through her veins and a delicious piping hot Austrian ApfelStrudel in the Oven for her many guests! Vanessa and her 70’s husband owned and operated the Austrian Chalet, an 80 room hotel with 3 Restaurants in Campbell River BC
Vanessa spent many years as Victoria BC’s busiest and most Versatile Culinary Instructor from her Veni. Vidi, Coxi Cooking School, and operating her busy “Vienna Catering” Business
Author of 7 Cookbooks, Vanessa also wrote a food Column, had her own TV cooking show and did food styling for other local authors. You can purchase her cookbook online in a PDF format
Vanessa makes all her guests feel like Austrian Royalty in her c. 1905 Victorian “Arts and Crafts Heritage Home” with Cozy Themed rooms and Elegant 3 Course Breakfasts in her “Bavarian Gasthaus” Style Breakfast Room
Please Feel Free to Contact us for booking information. Call Toll free 1-877-767-2121 iMessage or Text 250-812-5457 Email: gingerbreadcottagebb@gmail.com
Dean Brandhagen Chimney Services
WETT Certified Wood heat professional, Red Seal Journeyman Bricklayer
Need a WETT Inspection or wood heat chimney service in or around Victoria BC Canada? Please check my website and send me an email including your address or area, and possibly a photo of your wood burning system. Here is the specific WETT Inspection page
I am a WETT certified wood heat professional and woodburning systems advisor and Red Seal Journeyman Bricklayer with 40 years of hands on experience. I inspect, sweep, repair, restore, and install chimneys, wood stoves, and fireplaces. The inspections are for insurance purposes and mortgage loans. I perform chimney cleaning services and installations with the safest up-to-date technology. Check our chimney sweep page for great ideas
(With English captions & subtitles in 161 Languages)
Closed Captioning in English by Kris Brandhagen. brandhagen@gmail.com
Juicy Tasty Horseradish & Dill Sauerkraut | Gingerbread Cottage
The white cabbage used for this wonderful homemade sauerkraut came from a local farm. The recipe for sauerkraut also calls for horseradish and dill. All of the water seen here comes from the cabbage itself, producing a very healthy juice that you can drink everyday to aid digestion. It takes approximately two weeks for the cabbage to ferment properly, checking it everyday. Click Here to see the whole process: Vanessa von Schellwitz is an Austrian chef and owner operator of our Gingerbread Cottage bed and breakfast in downtown Victoria BC. Come stay with us!
Thank you for watching! Subscribe to my channel here:
On the CapitolCityDean Channel, Austrian chef Vanessa von Schellwitz and master tradesman Dean Brandhagen earnestly share our real perspectives in an attempt to demystify the confusing and difficult parts of life, from gourmet cooking to chimney inspections to travel tips and many topics in between.
Vanessa von Schellwitz is the owner operator of the Gingerbread Cottage Bed and Breakfast, an idyllic 1905 heritage B&B in beautiful downtown Victoria BC, a half block off the Salish Sea. Website is
As a child, Vanessa was a real life “Heidi” living in the Eschen Villa on the clean, cold alpine Attersee Lake, in Seewalchen Austria, 50 KM East of Salzburg
Vanessa’s birthplace was located 50 meters from her Godmother’s famous Paulick Villa – the Summer Playground to Vienna’s Elite Art Noveau Community including Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Richard Teschner and Friedrich Paulick at the turn of the 19th century.
In fact, the aunt of Vanessas' Godmother, Gertrude Floege, was the famous fashion designer Emelia Floege – life companion of the famous artist Gustav Klimt who frequently painted at the Paulick Villa..
Also the last Countess Maria dei Medici, who lived adjacent to the Eschen Villa hand wrote a poem for Vanessa as a child… Not many People can say that!
Vanessa got her teaching Degree in Salzburg but her real love and talents were for cooking.. after moving to Vancouver Island, she honed her chef skills under the eye of her brother in law Dieter von Schellwitz who had been the first executive chef at the famous Ilikai Resort in Waikiki, and had chef career in New York and San Francisco.
Coming to Vancouver Island via Culture City itself – Salzburg Austria – A true Austrian,Vanessa has pure Mozart flowing through her veins and a delicious piping hot Austrian ApfelStrudel in the Oven for her many guests! Vanessa and her 70’s husband owned and operated the Austrian Chalet, an 80 room hotel with 3 Restaurants in Campbell River BC
Vanessa spent many years as Victoria BC’s busiest and most Versatile Culinary Instructor from her Veni. Vidi, Coxi Cooking School, and operating her busy “Vienna Catering” Business
Author of 7 Cookbooks, Vanessa also wrote a food Column, had her own TV cooking show and did food styling for other local authors. You can purchase her cookbook online in a PDF format
Vanessa makes all her guests feel like Austrian Royalty in her c. 1905 Victorian “Arts and Crafts Heritage Home” with Cozy Themed rooms and Elegant 3 Course Breakfasts in her “Bavarian Gasthaus” Style Breakfast Room
Please Feel Free to Contact us for booking information. Call Toll free 1-877-767-2121 iMessage or Text 250-812-5457 Email: gingerbreadcottagebb@gmail.com
Dean Brandhagen Chimney Services
WETT Certified Wood heat professional, Red Seal Journeyman Bricklayer
Need a WETT Inspection or wood heat chimney service in or around Victoria BC Canada? Please check my website and send me an email including your address or area, and possibly a photo of your wood burning system. Here is the specific WETT Inspection page
I am a WETT certified wood heat professional and woodburning systems advisor and Red Seal Journeyman Bricklayer with 40 years of hands on experience. I inspect, sweep, repair, restore, and install chimneys, wood stoves, and fireplaces. The inspections are for insurance purposes and mortgage loans. I perform chimney cleaning services and installations with the safest up-to-date technology. Check our chimney sweep page for great ideas
(With English captions & subtitles in 161 Languages)
Closed Captioning in English by Kris Brandhagen. brandhagen@gmail.com