Healthy Food That Doesn't Suck Archives

Podleski Sisters’ Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 26, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

When I heard Greta Podleski was coming out with her own cookbook Yum & Yummer: Ridiculously Tasty Recipes That’ll Blow Your Mind, But Not Your Diet! I got super excited. So much so I pulled out The Looneyspoons Collection to celebrate. I made her and Janet’s Light and Lemony Poppy Seed Loaf which was a HUGE hit at […]

Healthier (kind of) Magic Soup Made In Instant Pot (but not necessary)

October 10, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

The first soup I ever learned how to make has always been my favourite one so I called it Magic Soup. It is so delicious and full of greens, I never tire of it and have been making it for over 20 years. Holy crap! Twenty years? How did THAT happen? Anyway… Healthy-er Version A […]

Roasted Red Pepper & White Bean Dip

February 20, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

This recipe falls under my Healthy Food That Doesn’t Suck category. Thanks to the roasted red peppers and goat cheese, there is a nice wallop of flavour added to what might have ended up being a boring bean dip. Thank you also to my Instant Pot for making cooking beans so much easier! I loathe canned […]

Crazy-Easy Chicken Curry Made In The Instant Pot

February 1, 2017 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

I could not believe it. I searched everywhere online for an easy and simple chicken curry recipe for the Instant Pot and could not find one. I wanted basic. Why? Because I had no food in the house! I knew there was a way to make it but felt unsure so I turned to Facebook. My […]

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. […]

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

November 6, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Soup season is officially here! It is dark, dreary and depressing in Vancouver right now and winter is approaching the rest of Canada. We have to gear up with healthier choices. As a result, I am starting a new series on my blog called Healthy Food That Doesn’t Suck. What makes this soup special is […]