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Cooking Tutorial: The Perfect Baked Potato

May 22, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 13 Comments

I know, “perfect” is such a subjective word. I guess I should say “my particular version of a perfect baked potato” but that is kind of long. You can not just throw a baked potato in an oven with some holes in it and then take it out and call it perfect, at least not […]

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. […]

It’s the weekend so pass the popcorn!

May 9, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 13 Comments

You know, I have never been a popcorn fanatic. When I would go to the movies with my family I always got licorice instead. Until I discovered Kernels‘ Dill Pickle Popcorn. That changed EVERYTHING. And now you can get these flavour packets (and I know, super bad for me but I really don’t eat popcorn […]

Tutorial: Homemade Sundried Tomato Pizza Pesto Sauce

May 9, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 5 Comments

Please note this recipe make enough sauce for a small to medium personal-sized pizza. If you want to make sauce to a large pizza, just double the recipe! Technically I suppose this is not a true pesto because it does not have nuts and cheese in it but perhaps the culinary police will let it […]

Cooking Tutorial: How to make roasted garlic

May 7, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 12 Comments

I think the only thing that smells as savory and beautiful than homebaked bread is garlic roasting in the oven. I make roasted garlic all of the time and try to have it on hand for pasta sauces, salad dressings, mix it up with butter or olive oil and slather it on bread…happiness. Roasted garlic […]

Learning new cooking techniques

May 6, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 12 Comments

So light and airy, this buns ended up being worth the effort (Note: information in this post has been updated thanks to my fabulous sister Shannon The Movie Moxie! Thanks for filling in the gaps Shannon!) I love bread. I am CRAZY about bread. It is my diet nemesis and I do not care. I […]

Greek Salad

May 5, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

In my mind, this photograph represents my version of a Greek Salad. Suzie’s Greek Salad 6 tbsp olive oiljuice of one lime1 garlic clove grated2-3 tsp red wine vinegar1/2 tsp oregano1/2 tsp dill weeda pinch of white sugarsalt and pepper Just whisk this up and put it on some greens with olives, feta, green peppers, […]

Suzie’s sacreligious version of Tyler’s Shrimp Scampi

April 26, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

I made myself a huge treat on Friday night, my own version of Tyler’s Ultimate Shrimp Scampi with Linguini. I wanted to do a recipe review of Tyler’s original recipe but I didn’t have wine or linguini so as usual, I improvised. Instead of the wine, I made my own seafood stock. Many may find […]

Spring is almost here so I made one last soup

April 21, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

It appears the online recipe for this soup has gone “poof”! Nova Scotia is finally warming up a little, I even have mystery plants starting to sprout in my garden. When I read Tori‘s suggestion that the next foodie club challenge should be a baking one because soon summer will be here (which I totally […]

Tutorial: Homemade Hamburgers

April 16, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 7 Comments

OK my beautiful vegetarian friends, you are going to want to skip this post. It’s all about making your own hamburgers with your own hands….not something you’re probably going to enjoy. So begins our first foodie club challenge: homemade burgers! I chose Rachael Ray’s Big Spicy Mac with a fakeout Big Mac Sauce and my […]