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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 […]

My First Attempt at Latvian Ķimeņmaizītes – Caraway Buns

April 12, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 16 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. […]

Bread Maker Artisan Hot Dog Buns

February 21, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 3 Comments

I love it that when you bake something by hand and it comes out wonky you can call it artisanal! For convenience I made the dough in the bread maker but of course you could make this completely by hand if you prefer. Just make sure to dissolve the yeast in the warm water with […]

Boring food gone wild. My salmon cake/burger.

May 27, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 9 Comments

I adore Bal Arneson the Spice Goddess but had a real miss with one of her recipes from Bal’s Quick and Healthy Indian cookbook published by Whitecap Books. As much as I love recipe testing, sometimes it gets frustrating so instead of getting upset. I went off the foodie map! Here is what happened… I was […]

The Bread Bible’s Mexican Morning Buns

March 10, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 12 Comments

I found this recipe for Mexican Morning Buns (Pan Dulce) in my copy of The Bread Bible and was overjoyed! They sounded exactly like a treat I used to eat out west and had no idea how to go about making them. Me outside our apartment in Van South sitting on the immense Sequoia tree that we […]

My Breadmaker Version of My Mom’s Pīrāgi (Latvian Bacon Buns)

December 22, 2010 by Suzie the Foodie 56 Comments

Absolutely nothing in our family home was coveted more than piragi, Latvian bacon buns. My mom rarely baked yet every now and then, especially near the holidays, something magical would happen. Mom would bake these sweet fabulous bacon buns that would remind her of home in Latvia. They now remind me of home in Toronto […]