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My Take On Mom’s Retro Marinated Mushrooms

October 17, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

I have been delving into recipes from my past trying to create foodie alchemy. Along the way though I realized that in my last move I somehow accidentally lost a ton of family recipes which broke my heart. My mom’s super strong marinated mushrooms recipe was among the evaporated pieces of paper but I was […]

2017 Oktoberfest at Vancouver Alpen Club

October 15, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Believe it or not, I have never been to Oktoberfest before! As a non-drinker, I never saw the point. Thanks to Vancouver Alpen Club I got to go over the weekend. What You Need To Know FYI, if you plan on going to Oktoberfest at Vancouver Alpen Club at 4875 Victoria Drive you will be carded […]

Healthier (kind of) Magic Soup Made In Instant Pot (but not necessary)

October 10, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

The first soup I ever learned how to make has always been my favourite one so I called it Magic Soup. It is so delicious and full of greens, I never tire of it and have been making it for over 20 years. Holy crap! Twenty years? How did THAT happen? Anyway… Healthy-er Version A […]

White Spot Saves Thanksgiving

October 9, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

So I am pretty darn sick. I almost always get sick for weeks after I get home from a trip and sure enough, I am wheezing and coughing as I type this. I have minimal food in the house and did not have the strength to go out and pick up a turkey breast or […]

AirBnB, Takeout Pizza, Honey Cake and Going Home

October 6, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Flying down to San Fransisco was a breeze. There were not a lot of people on the flight so I got the snack AND the treat! AirBnB Instead of staying at a hotel which would be more expensive we stayed at this AirBnB in Berkeley. It was wonderful. What a treat to be able to […]

Restaurant Review: Five, Berkeley, CA

October 5, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

The Restaurant The final super special foodie event (next to the wedding of course) was going to Five restaurant, located in Hotel Shattuck Plaza, for brunch. We had quite a lot of people coming and this seemed to be the only venue that could handle that much of our family at once. In fact, most places in […]

Restaurant Review: Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen

October 4, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

The Restaurant We wanted a nice dinner out and something distinctively American so we choose Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen at 2261 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, CA. The Wait We tried booking a reservation online but they were already booked for the night! We took our chances and went anyway to see how long we would have to […]

What’s The Big Deal About Trader Joe’s?

October 3, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

If you are like me, a Canadian who has not been to the U.S. in a while, you may be wondering what the heck is all that great about Trader Joe’s? I have been hearing about it forever and there was even a Pirate Joe’s in Vancouver for a while that would buy inventory from the […]

Restaurant Review: Eureka in Berkeley, CA

October 1, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

The Restaurant I am in the midst of travelling back from a family wedding, sitting at the San Fransisco Airport with three hours to kill before my flight (long story) so I thought I would get right to updating you on the food from our trip. Starting with Eureka located at 2068 Centre Street in Berkeley. One […]

I’m Outta Here!!!

September 25, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

Hey Foodies! You know it has been a whole year since I went anywhere and this week I am leaving for San Fransisco to attend my brother’s wedding. I have no idea if I will be posting on my site or not but I do have a feeling that photographs may end up on Facebook, […]