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Stepping into the unknown: Plantains

May 20, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 13 Comments

You would think these are bananas…but they aren’t! They are plantains. They are related to bananas but they are not bananas. They must be cooked, they can not be eaten raw. Until I bought this plantain, to my knowledge I have never had one before unless someone snuck it into my food without telling me. […]

Tips: how to pick produce

May 19, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 9 Comments

It was easy for me to visually inspect fruits and vegetables for things that were wrong with them but I would still come home with a desert-dry orange and wonder what the heck did I do wrong? When it comes to citrus, you want the heaviest lime or lemon or orange… I have a hard […]

Homemade Whole Wheat English Muffins

May 17, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

I have been trying to like whole wheat anything forever. I have tried making whole wheat bread and so far, no luck. I always try to find healthy versions of food and if I am going to eat carbs, they had better give me something in return. With my strawberry rhubarb jam taunting me in […]

Buying in Bulk: Is it worth it?

May 17, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

I am a long-time fan of buying in bulk. Sometimes because they have things I can not find anywhere else (like smoked paprika) and because I always felt that I must be saving money doing so. Considering a 100 gram bag (tiny) of almonds is over $2 at my grocery store, I was convinced it […]

Sweets for my Sweetie

May 15, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 11 Comments

For the last month my husband has been away. I have been pretty much completely by myself, except on weekends when friends take me out and make sure I do not go utterly insane. It has not been easy. The first week was the worst. After that first horrible week I decided to have wild […]

Tutorial, Recipe & Tons of Drama: Suzie’s Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

May 14, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

I have always wanted to make jam but have been too afraid to try. When I found out that you do not have to go through the whole preserving process to make jam (for some reason I thought it was mandatory) my ears perked right up! You just have to eat it within two weeks. […]

Food Geek and Detective: solving the flat banana bread mystery

May 14, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 3 Comments

Recently I took the quiz Which Food Network Personality Are You? on Facebook and I could not wait to find out which personality I was. Turns out: I’m Alton Brown. I was so excited when I got the results! Mostly because it reminded me of what a geek I used to be. How my inner […]

Wishcasting: Who do you wish to connect to?

May 13, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 25 Comments

Yesterday, my Moo cards arrived! Moo cards are mini photo business cards. I have been waiting a long time to get mine made because I did not know which element of me I wanted to promote. In February I was terribly sick and in pain and on medication from hell, lying on my couch, holding […]

French Toast: It’s all about the bread

May 12, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

I followed my friend Steve’s suggestion, while he was on the show Breakfast Television, he recommended stuffing French toast with Nutella. Last weekend I stuffed my homemade apricot bread with this divine hazelnut chocolate concoction. Oh my god. It was unbelievably delicious! And it was not just because of the chocolate hazelnut spread went oozing […]

Sinking my teeth into The Next Chapter

May 11, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 12 Comments

My sister Jamie‘s book club The Next Chapter is doing the infamous book Wreck This Journal for the month of June. There is still time to buy the book for those who would like to participate! Mine came quickly and with taxes and shipping was less than $20 Canadian which means it is a very […]