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Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup

December 6, 2018 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

I appear to be going through a soup and sandwich phase. It works out great because I can make a beautiful soup in the Instant Pot and let it do its thing while making sandwiches, wraps or paninis… while it cooks. With winter coming my energy is low and my pain is high so I will […]

Product Review: Uncle Jack’s Original Cheddar Cheese Potato Home Made Perogies

August 23, 2018 by Suzie the Foodie 12 Comments

I have been trying to help contribute to dinners at my sister’s place when I have strength which, sadly, has not been as often as I would like. I am getting there but it is a slow healing process. That said, I was completely craving some serious comfort food and came across this! The Product […]

Product Review of Spokes Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

November 26, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

The Product The story behind Spokes Puffed Potatoes Snacks charmed me into saying yes to product testing them: “Created by a Canadian Mom who wanted a Better-For-You (BFY) snack for her family, SPOKES was born as a result of many years’ work refining product development and consumer research….” says Dave Pullar, CEO of Left Field […]

Suzie the Foodie’s Perfected Potato Pancakes

June 22, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

I grew up enjoying potato latkes in my old hood and then when I was out east I learned how to make Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens’ Irish Potato Cakes. Both, totally delicious. Now I have made them my own and enjoy them as a side dish with dinner or brunch. These potato pancakes […]

Stupid Easy Potato Leek Soup

January 17, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Life has gotten a little crazy-busy and I have been depending on canned soup too much lately to get us through this freakishly cold Vancouver winter. Not only is canned soup not as healthy for you it is also a waste of money so I wanted to come up with a homemade stupid-easy potato leek soup. […]

Flavours of PEI: Potato and Bacon Soup

February 7, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Well I am getting to the end of my recipe testing for the cookbook Flavours of Prince Edward Island: A Culinary Journey but I wanted to share a recipe with you for their Yukon Gold Potato and Bacon Soup. First, you can not test PEI recipes without a dish focused on potatoes, right? It is what they […]

Recipe For My Potato Leek Soup

November 23, 2010 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

It is cold. It is snowing. I want to cry. But I don’t. Instead, I make soup! I also bake when I am sad and cold but I kind of need a break from sweets, President’s Choice has me baking up a storm. I am craving REAL FOOD, aka, homemade soup from scratch. It is so […]

Recipe Review: The Neelys’ Grandma Jean’s Potato Salad

May 7, 2010 by Suzie the Foodie 3 Comments

Please note: I forgot to mention that you also add some chopped onion and celery to the salad! I had almost given up on finding the perfect potato salad recipe. I had tried so many and most of them were flavourless and boring. A couple of summers ago I saw the Neelys make their Grandma […]

Recipe Review: Baked Potato Soup

March 8, 2010 by Suzie the Foodie 9 Comments

When TheSweetOne suggested I try making this recipe for Baked Potato Soup, I was worried. Worried because in general, I am one of the few people in the world who is not very impressed by potatoes. If I am going to eat a starch, pass me the noodles or bread. On Friday we had such […]