Suzie The Foodie

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Anna Olson’s Pistachio Walnut Baklava

My brother-in-law’s favourite treat is baklava so I knew I had to make it for him for his birthday. But not just any baklava. Anna Olson’s baklava! She makes hers individually in these adorable cute little phyllo bundles with pistachios and walnuts. I know they look complicated but they are just a little time consuming. […]

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Restaurant Review of Nakayoshi on The Danforth

I love that a walk down The Danforth is like a walk across the world. A Japanese ramen restaurant next to a Mexican Burrito House. It is such an adventure. The Inspiration My friends Vicky and Esther were visiting from Vancouver and just like old times we went out for ramen. Instead of Ichikame Shokudo on […]

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Suzie The Foodie Spy’s Tim Hortons DIY Iced Decaf Coffee

Oh Tim Hortons… I want to support you. I can no longer have your flavourful iced capps (sigh) and you will not make me an iced coffee. The question left is, will you let me make my own? Going Undercover Summer is not over yet and I am still getting out and about. As a […]

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Cabbagetown Festival 2018

In all the years growing up in Toronto I had only been to Cabbagetown once and when I was there I found it completely enchanting. Sadly I moved away to Ottawa within a couple of years and never got to go back. When my friend The Foodie Realtor asked if I wanted to go to […]

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Product Review Aubrey D. Rebel Hot Chips & Sauce

When I got an email from Aubrey from Hot Chips telling me about the Rebel brand, I knew I wanted in. I loved everything about the branding, what it was about except that… I have very little tolerance for heat. I said that I was a spice wimp and was warned that “Everything I do is hot […]

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Kitchen Treasures At The Leslieville Flea Market

Wow, do I love a good flea market! We had the perfect weather when we went to the Leslieville Flea Market at Ashbridge Estates. The grounds are so gorgeous! Nothing like shopping for treasures amidst willow and chestnut trees. She Sells Sanctuary sells fair trade Himalayan Handicrafts for excellent prices. My friend Dawn got the cutest […]

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What Is Up With Suzie The Foodie And Skulls?

Next I will be writing about the foodie treasures I found at the flea market the other day but today I have written a post about this Labradorite Skull Necklace I made thanks to Atlas Trove. If you ever wanted to know what the deal was with me and skulls, I finally explain why they […]

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Foodie TV: Suzie The Foodie Spy’s McDonald’s DIY Iced Decaf Coffee

Oh man, I still miss McDonald’s Coffee Frappé so much! And as I got turned down at McDonald’s for a decaf iced coffee so I was ready write the place off completely but many of you wrote to me suggesting I go in and make one myself. So I did! Foodie Spy Footage Wow, it was clear […]

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Letting Stuff Go

I have a personal blog that I have been using to help me through the downsizing and transition of my life. Today I say good-bye to THE bag I have used for carrying groceries for over a decade. And I have hated that bag the entire time. Find out why.

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Firkin Pubs… How I Love & Loathe You

I am not new to the Firkin Pubs. I wrote about going there several times to meet with friends and family on my last official visit to Toronto before I moved back home and that my friend Michelle is the one who introduced me to their establishments a couple of visits ago. Ironically, since I have once […]

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