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
It’s the weekend so pass the popcorn!
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
Cooking Tutorial: How to make roasted garlic
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
Greek Salad
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
Spring is almost here so I made one last soup
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
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 […]