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Foodie Bucket List: How To Make Homemade Bagels

May 4, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 9 Comments

Bagels. I knew that I wanted bagels to be the first thing I accomplished on my Foodie Bucket List. I asked all sorts of people for advice and opinions. A lot of people said they were straight forward but the more I looked into it, the more I realized nobody makes them the same way. […]

My First Attempt at Latvian Ķimeņmaizītes – Caraway Buns

April 12, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 5 Comments

For years I have been searching for ANY recipe that resembles the Latvian caraway buns my grandmother used to pick up at a Latvian bakery and bring over to our house when I was a kid. I had pretty much given up when I came across this recipe for Ķimeņmaizītes. I could not believe it. […]

How To Make Brioche & First Ramsay Masterclass Assignment

March 13, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

One of my favourite things in the world to make is bread. When I saw that the first recipe we learned to make in Gordon Ramsay’s Masterclass required brioche I knew it was time to finally take on this baking beast of a bread. Egg-rich and infused with buttery goodness… This is how I spend my […]

Anna Olson’s Indian Naan

January 26, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 5 Comments

This is my final recipe test for Anna Olson‘s cookbook Bake with Anna Olson. Next will be a cookbook review. I choose her Indian naan recipe because it looks so simple, I did not believe it could be that easy so this would be a good final test. “Once you see how easy it is to make authentic naan from […]

Anna Olson’s Easy Poppy Seed Bagel Bites

December 8, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

When I went to see Anna Olson at The Gourmet Warehouse where she promoted her cookbook Bake With Anna Olson, she spoke about her grandmother’s bagel bites and how popular they were in her household. It was, of course, one of the first recipes I wanted to try. I have been a little nervous to take on bagels but […]

Bread! Bread! Bread!

November 23, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

It is that time of year! Time to bake bread, one of the most wonderful foodie treats of all. I have spent an entire week updating all of my bread posts so that they have recipe cards so you can go to town baking any bread I have ever written about. It was a hell […]

Suzie the Foodie’s Panzanella Salad

November 17, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

I had a lot of Anna Olson’s stunning focaccia leftover and wanted to make a panzanella salad which is an Italian bread salad. I thought the two were a perfect match and had the most gorgeous heirloom tomato just waiting for me to use it in such a special dish. The following is a recipe […]

Anna Olson’s Rosemary Onion Focaccia

November 14, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

This recipe comes from the cookbook Bake with Anna Olson: More than 125 Simple, Scrumptious and Sensational Recipes to Make You a Better Baker. I got the book and an autograph by Anna Olson when I went to her book signing at The Gourmet Warehouse the other day. I chose it because I have never made a […]

Meaghan Thornhill’s Garlic Cheddar Biscuits

November 25, 2013 by Suzie the Foodie 9 Comments

“My cheddar biscuits are perfect as a quick snack before milking… They freeze well, so I bake a double batch to save time!” ~ Meaghan Thornhill It is officially cold here and there is nothing more comforting than homemade biscuits, at least not to me. Add some cheddar and garlic? Pure winter comfort food. All […]

Anna Olson’s Orchard Fruit Danishes

March 21, 2013 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

Ever come across a recipe and absolutely want to try it but you know it is going to put your baking skills to the absolute test so you file it away until you are “ready”? That is exactly what I did after watching Anna Olson make her danishes on the show Sugar years ago. Yeast? […]