Suzie The Foodie

Vancouver Food Writer, Photographer and Teacher

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Strawberry Milk Chocolates & How To Temper Milk Chocolate

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My mixed media class came to a close so I decided to make a treat for all my artsy friends. It has been too damn hot to bake (and do not get me started on the air quality this summer due to forest fires) so I decided to take the plunge into chocolate making! Not […]

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McDonald’s 50th Birthday & 67 Cent Hamburgers

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Despite being unbelievably exhausted from a very trying and challenging time I could not stay home and not partake in the big 50th Birthday Celebration for McDonald’s! We were not the only ones considering they were selling their classic hamburgers for just 67 cents each! It took around 15-20 minutes in line only to discover […]

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Interview with Brad Hill, Creator of “The East Van Foodie”

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The Book I do not write cookbook reviews very often but East Van Foodie absolutely made me stop in my tracks while walking the streets of downtown Vancouver. While perusing the book that day I knew I not only had to have it, I wanted to know more about it. I knew there was a story […]

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Brunch at Deacon’s Corner in Gastown

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The Location My dear friend Pepper invited me out to lunch at Deacon’s Corner at 101 Main Street in Gastown/Vancouver’s East Side over the weekend. Well you know how much I love going to diners and this one has a southern style to it that sounded too awesome to pass up. The People It has the perfect […]

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Brunch at The Hilltop Diner Cafe in Langley, BC

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The Location The Hilltop Diner Cafe at 23904 Fraser Highway between Langley and Aldergrove is famous! Not just for its pies. It is used as a setting for many TV and film sets so make sure to contact them before you visit to make sure they will be open to the public that day. They have […]

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How To Make Cheese Stuffed Arancini AKA Risotto Balls

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And Product Review of PC Bacon Flavour Tomato Clam Cocktail So I made the most delicious shrimp risotto with PC Bacon Flavour Tomato Clam Cocktail. How on earth was I going to take product testing to the next level? Take the leftover risotto and make Arancini/risotto balls with it. And more… This recipe makes 6 large […]

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Instant Pot Shrimp Risotto Made With PC Bacon Flavour Tomato Clam Cocktail

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If this dish looks kind of familiar it is because it is based on The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book Shrimp Risotto. Why make it again? A practice I almost never do… Product Review Because the last product I needed to review for President’s Choice 2017 Summer Insiders Collection is their PC Bacon Flavour Tomato […]

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Suzie the Foodie’s Chicken Mushroom Lasagna Rollups

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What do I do when I get super crappy news? I turn to pasta. My ultimate comfort food. Reg needed some comfort food too so I decided to call on some of his favourite flavours of a Greek dish he used to get in Ottawa and transform it into an Italian version. I ended up […]

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President’s Choice Mango Salsa Product Review

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I think I might be a bit of an old fashioned foodie when it comes to salsa because I was a tad hesitant when I saw the PC Mango Salsa. I like tomato salsa. A lot. Mango??? Not so sure. “Juicy mango and pineapple, roasted green tomatillos, zesty lime and lemon, and cilantro leaves come together in […]

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Super Easy & Simple Rootbeer Float Popsicles

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All of the President’s Choice product reviews have been fun but I need a bit of a break and so it is time to play with food! My favourite popsicles growing up were banana and rootbeer. Both flavours seem to have disappeared so I decided to come up with my own version of rootbeer popsicles […]

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