Suzie The Foodie

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Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup

I appear to be going through a soup and sandwich phase. It works out great because I can make a beautiful soup in the Instant Pot and let it do its thing while making sandwiches, wraps or paninis… while it cooks. With winter coming my energy is low and my pain is high so I will […]

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Featured Post: Storm Crow Manor

When my life was dark and falling apart a year ago in Vancouver I heard the most amazing news. The Storm Crow was opening up a location in Toronto and it was going to be called Storm Crow Manor. I could not believe it. I did not think The Storm Crow could get any cooler but […]

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Anna Olson’s Irish Creamy Fudge

Last weekend we took a train to go surprise our dad for his birthday! To say it worked is an understatement. He had absolutely no idea that we were coming and that look of astonishment on his face was priceless. We got to spend the weekend together catching up and in true Ridler fashion, eating […]

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Happy 50th Birthday Kinder!

Wow! Kinder has been around 50 years! It started in Italy and it was Easter egg hunts that inspired them to make the classic Kinder Surprise! Which is hugely popular here in Canada BTW. The Mystery Box To celebrate Kinder was kind enough to send me a mystery box to celebrate this special occasion. Inside! Inside there […]

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Pumpkin Pie Tutorial by Suzie The Foodie

I have been wanting to redo my post about Anna Olson’s Perfect Pumpkin Pie since I published my post nine years ago! Right when I first started blogging. Mostly because I knew I could have better photographs but now also because I want to offer some help and wisdom so you can create the perfect […]

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Instant Pot Magic Soup

I have made My Magic Soup on the stovetop so many times, it was time to see how it would do in the pressure cooker. Would it be easier? Faster? The Inspiration On top of being incurably curious about food and the benefits of a pressure cooker, it has gotten super cold here in Toronto! […]

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Studying Chocolate: SOMA Chocolatemaker

I have been wanting to learn about chocolate. I tried taking a chocolate making class at George Brown but they had a prerequisite class and I could not afford both. So, I am going to teach myself, as I have been doing with food for almost 10 years now. I decided that if you want […]

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Happy Halloween!!! I Am Not Dead!

Happy Halloween Foodies! I do not know about you but mine is going to be very different this year. No more hand in the mailbox or giving out candy to trick or treaters. My first Halloween back in Toronto is going to be spent with family enjoying homemade food and watching slightly scary movies together. […]

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Restaurant Review: Hogtown Smoke

You would think I would have to dust off my foodie brain a little to remember going to Hogtown Smoke at 1959 Queen Street in The Beaches but no, no I remember it quite clearly unfortunately. I took this photo on the way to the restaurant. Look at the Toronto sneer on that young guy’s […]

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My First VIP Movie Experience… HALLOWEEN!!!

For the record, I HATE elitism of any kind. BUT! For something as special as getting to see the new Halloween movie with the same friends I watched the second movie with at a Halloween party back in grade 6? I could not say no! And I am so glad I didn’t. The Theatre We […]

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