Suzie The Foodie

Food Writer, Photographer and Product Reviewer

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Coming Home To Kitchen Stuff Plus!

There are not a lot of foodie places in Toronto that feel like home for me. My journey with food did not start until after I left university and moved to Ottawa and had to learn how to cook for myself. For real. Like, to survive, all the time. I remember coming back to visit […]

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Taste Of The Danforth 2018

Taste Of The Danforth is one of the largest food events in Toronto so of course I had to go. Not just for the food but to support the community after such an atrocity had taken place not that long ago. I had never been before and I was not going to be bullied by […]

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Product Review of Starbucks Chicken Chorizo Tortilla Sous Vide Egg Bites

A trip down memory lane and an adventure to Newmarket! Starbucks has a new Sous Vide Egg Bite out: Chicken Chorizo Tortilla and I wanted to try it the other day but they ran out of them! Foodie friends on Facebook said they were super curious about them so I tried them unexpectedly on a […]

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Suzie the Foodie Spy Investigates Tim Hortons

The first dream I had when I was a kid (other than to become a superhero that ended in total disillusionment and a trip to the hospital) was to be a spy. I loved going stealthy, watching what was happening, taking notes, looking for the bad guys… Then I realized to be a spy usually […]

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Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff

This recipe idea was inspired by Let’s Dish’s recipe but I made a lot of changes and will still make more. In fact the recipe card is written the way I want to make it next time. Feel free to play with the recipe too! Getting Out The Instant Pot You know it had been […]

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Friday Foodie Gratitude: Valu-Mart

The first time I went to Valu-Mart on a cold day in Toronto I wanted to make my spicy noodles and was so thrilled they had shiitake mushrooms. FRESH shiitake mushrooms. Impressive… The Obstacle The problem? They were way the hell up at the top of the mushroom stand! In fact, all the baskets of non-packaged mushrooms […]

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Review Of Sweet Jesus Ice Cream & Counting My Foodie Blessings

Ever since I heard the name Sweet Jesus and saw their astounding soft dipped ice cream on Facebook I wanted to go and experience it for myself. Back then I was in Vancouver absolutely enthralled by their ice cream. When I got to Toronto I said the first place I was going to go was Sweet […]

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Suzie the Foodie’s Foodie TV

I am really having a rough day. I have the “shakes” which women in my family get when we are under extreme stress. Haven’t had that since the movers left with all my stuff and I collapsed on the floor. To say life has its unbelievable dark moments right now is such an understatement. Just […]

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Healing From The Inside Out

Oh Universe, it is coming up on six months that I left Vancouver for Toronto. Since then I have spent 80% of my time in bed. I have been on a chemical rollercoaster ride trying to break the soul-crushing insomnia I came home to Toronto and yes, I fell down the stairs. The Health Drama I […]

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Chef To Chef with Mark McEwan Launch Switcharoo

v I was graciously invited to cover the launch of Chef To Chef with Mark McEwan hosted at Centennial College Event Centre and I was so excited to go with my sister Jamie! The show has Chef McEwan talking to other chefs about their journey to becoming who they are as chefs. It sounded fascinating and […]

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