tutorial Archives - Suzie The Foodie

How To Make Almond Milk MagicalButter Style (or with a blender)

May 11, 2020 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

MagicalButter sent me their new fancy-pants MB2e machine which is only available via pre-order at the time of me publishing this post. It is a botanical extractor but can be used for so many different applications, including making your own almond milk! I thought it was the perfect choice recipe and approach for putting my […]

Super Easy and Simple DIY Cappuccino Yogurt

April 20, 2020 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

You know when there is something you used to be able to buy without any problem that was such a treat and elevated one of your favourite things and now you can not find it anywhere? Cappuccino yogurt is that food for me. In fact it is not something that has been readily available at […]

Easiest & Most Environmentally Friendly Way To Remove Rust From Cast Iron Pan

May 30, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 3 Comments

After all the pain I have gone through scrubbing cast iron to remove rust, I could not believe this technique could be use so easily, economically and environmentally friendly! I will never use any other technique ever.

Lemon Balm & Honey Hard Candy

March 20, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 5 Comments

So it appears that my obsession with candy making continues to overlap with herbalism. I just do not like herbal tea very much and wanted to come up with a non-chocolate (shocking I know) way to get some of the health benefits of an herbal tea into candy. I decided to make candy from lemon […]

DIY Old School Caramels Recipe & Tutorial

February 19, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

I have been really wanted to learn how to make candy. All different kinds of candy. It started before Christmas. I wanted to give homemade caramels as little treats and I wanted to make it old school style. The Tools & Preparation For this recipe I did want to use a digital candy maker thermometer […]

Candy Making School: How To Make Blackberry Gummies with REAL Blackberries (Sort Of)

January 14, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 10 Comments

My word for 2019 is enRICHment. It works on many levels (hopefully financially too!) but #1 on my list is learning. The top topic on that list is: candy making. I know, I am a bad influence as usual but it is calling my name and I listen to the foodie universe. Please note that […]

DIY Butter! It Is So Easy To Make!

January 10, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

Real homemade butter… I made homemade butter! And it was easy! Thanks to my food processor that came back from the dead. Now apparently you can use a mason jar or a blender but I wanted to make it like Anna Olson. Anna Olson When I saw Anna Olson make butter so easily at this […]

The OFFICIAL Non-Breadmaker Version Of My Mom’s Pīrāgi (Latvian Bacon Buns)

January 8, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

Way back in 2018 I did a breadmaker version of my mom’s Latvian bacon buns. I divided the recipe in half and they turned out great. Being back home in Toronto in my sister’s kitchen spending time with family and friends, I just knew I had to make them again and make them like mom […]

Anna Olson’s Irish Creamy Fudge

November 28, 2018 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

Last weekend we took a train to go surprise our dad for his birthday! To say it worked is an understatement. He had absolutely no idea that we were coming and that look of astonishment on his face was priceless. We got to spend the weekend together catching up and in true Ridler fashion, eating […]

Pumpkin Pie Tutorial by Suzie The Foodie

November 20, 2018 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

I have been wanting to redo my post about Anna Olson’s Perfect Pumpkin Pie since I published my post nine years ago! Right when I first started blogging. Mostly because I knew I could have better photographs but now also because I want to offer some help and wisdom so you can create the perfect […]