candy making Archives - Suzie The Foodie

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 […]

Raspberry Leaf Tea Truffles

March 11, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

This is the first time I have ever done a post for female foodies! Why? Because I came up with an alternative treatment plan for menstrual cramps, PMS and ovary pain using raspberry leaf tea and chocolate. Now you can use this formula and procedure to make other medicinally-inspired truffles of course but I have […]

The Handwork Department & My New Candy Case

March 7, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

I am going to be moving for a few months and pretty much everything is going into storage. As a foodie, this provided me with an interesting challenge. What do I put away and what do I take with me? To figure this out I had to make a foodie plan, something I usually do […]

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 and Chocolate Workshop at Dickie’s Cooking School

February 12, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

When I saw the advertisement for a Candy and Chocolate Workshop on Dickie’s Cooking School‘s Facebook Page I knew I had to go! It was inviting me to come and I said yes. I had never been there before. The class was for ages 10 and up. I was nervous the class was for children, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Halloween Sugar Glass Shards-O-Rama

October 30, 2013 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

White Grape Jellies & Halloween Eyeballs turned out OK which gave me to the confidence to try and make… sugared glass!!! Something I have failed at a few times but I absolutely wanted to have fun with glass shards for Halloween this year. This YouTube tutorial helped me a lot and man, did I have […]

White Grape Jellies & Halloween Eyeballs

October 29, 2013 by Suzie the Foodie Leave a Comment

I have been wanting to delve into the world of candy-making and these jellies were a good first experimental step. My eyeballs definitely did not turn out as amazing as the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen‘s did but I did my best! This recipe has very simple ingredients but does require a Mini Semi-Sphere Mold and a […]

How to Make Your Own Flavoured Black Tea

March 27, 2013 by Suzie the Foodie 3 Comments

Recently I got very cool items from Golda’s kitchen including LorAnn flavouring oils: chocolate, peach and apricot for only $2.25 each. Why? I love flavoured black tea and can not have decaf. The only way to have it is to make it myself. So I did! Also, decaf apricot black tea is my favourite and I need some extra […]