Dan Vaillancourt

Funktified Food #33-Fire-Roasted Tomato Basil Bruschetta

Dan demonstrates how to make a fire-roasted tomato basil bruschetta mixture and provides ideas for using the mixture to make an appetizer, light lunch or even an easy, quick and healthy main course. The live footage from this Funktified Food episode was filmed at a live cooking demo at the Midland, MI Farmer’s Market in September 2011.

Funktified Food #31- Blueberry Graham Sundae & the Grand Canyon

Dan was recently traveling across the American West performing, hiking and finding all sorts of out of the way local restaurants at which to try new dishes. He didn’t have much time to film a new Funktified Food episode so he decided to share one of his favorite sundaes! This recipe is simple enough that anyone can make it. If you like your sundae creamy, crunchy, fresh and a little salty, then this is the perfect dessert for you.

Funktified Food #28- Morel Mushrooms

Dan from Funktified Food is obsessed with morel mushrooms. Every spring about the time that the last of the snow melts and the trillium starts to bloom…he is out in the woods for a couple weeks in search of the elusive morel mushroom! This episode is a chronicle of this year’s morel season and includes tips for finding, identifying, transporting, preserving and eating morels.

Funktified Food #27- Grilled Garlic Bread

In this Funktified Food episode, Dan demonstrates his favorite way to make garlic bread with a quick fresh herb infused oil and fresh garlic….on the grill! It is perfect for a hot summer day (or any other day) when you don’t want to turn on the oven. It also works well for repelling vampires.

Funktified Food #26- Refried Black Bean & Chorizo Tacos

‘Tis the season for another dish inspired by Mexican cuisine. Dan demonstrates an easy refried black beans with chorizo recipe and a ridiculously simple, zesty and creamy Funktified green sauce, and will give you ideas for a few Funktified Food twists on taco toppings. As usual, Dan also gives a vegetarian option.

Funktified Food #25- 100 Calorie Dessert Parfait

Dan demonstrates three simple variations of this all natural 100 calorie dessert parfait. This Funktified Food recipe is in response to people asking for healthy recipes. There is a multitude of processed, packaged 100 calorie snack foods on the shelves these days, but this low calorie dessert is packed with flavor AND doesn’t contain any artificial ingredients.

Endive Extravaganza – Hundreds of Combinations – Funktified Food #24

A healthy, fresh way to create flavorful funktified food that fits into any healthy lifestyle. Dan will demonstrate several potential combinations, but this isn’t just one recipe, its one idea with virtually limitless combinations! This dish fits easily into any healthy, weight-loss or training diet and features vegetarian/vegan and gluten-free options. Dan developed this idea for Jackie Monroe to bring exciting, healthy options to the diet given to her by her trainer. Jackie is training for her first triathlon. You can follow her journey in the web series “Attitude is Everything” at http://optimismtoday.tv.

Funktified Food #23- Macaroni & Cheese Pizza

Three of Dan’s favorite foods are pasta, pizza and blue cheese… so it was only a matter of time before he combined two of America’s favorite comfort foods into one to create the Mac & Blue Pizza! One of Dan’s YouTube friends requested a baked macaroni and cheese recipe… and, thus, the grownup baked macaroni and cheese in pizza form was born. This Funktified Food recipe will make approx. a 12 inch pizza