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Lemon Balm & Honey Hard Candy

March 20, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 4 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 […]

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 […]

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 9 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 […]

CandyTown? I don’t think so…

November 26, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 10 Comments

It is rare for me to write about something before going to it but I did so for CandyTown 2016. The promise of candy was just too hard to resist, even on a super crappy rainy day in Vancouver. I braved the elements and took a bus and Skytrain down to Yaletown and was so […]

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 […]

Valentine’s Day Dark Chocolate-Covered Heart Caramels

February 8, 2012 by Suzie the Foodie 9 Comments

These beauties were all inspired because I asked myself the question, can you make caramel in the microwave?! Turns out you can! Quite easily and within six minutes. But then what? I had to do something more so I made my own candies by coating them in a chocolate glaze. I also made them romantic […]