Hi, We’re Suz & Courts!
Adventures in Food & Travel
Recipes
We love to explore diverse cultures and cuisines to bring back exciting new recipes and flavors for you to try at home!
Fitness Fun & More!
We love having you here as part of our Treks & Bites family to share in the food, fitness and fun!
Adventures
We love adventure travel, cycling, hiking, rafting, scuba diving and trying new recipes & ingredients from everywhere we go!
Courtsie
Aka Courtsie, Dubbs, Quatskis, Chutney, Coco, Corduroy, Pickles 🙂
Broadway Actor/Food & Fitness Blogger
Growing up in the foothills in Northern California, I’ve always had the outdoor adventure bug. Turns out I wound up with the performing bug, too 🙂 I was lucky enough to pursue my Broadway dreams for 12 years, and though it was very strange to be away from that world for 1.5 years during Covid, I absolutely loved being with my family, spending time in the great outdoors, and cooking up a storm! And what a great gift it is to team up with my incredible mom on the Treks & Bites team, bringing our fun recipes, adventures, and fitness fun to you! Nowadays, even though I’ve left New York, I haven’t left Broadway, because I occasionally go back to perform with Wicked on the national tour, and get to enjoy the best of both worlds! Thank you for following along on our journey – we hope to keep seeing you for continued fun in the food, travel, and fitness realms!
Susie Iventosch
Aka Suz, Maky, Madgiti, Madré, Mama Ivy
Avid Cook, Recipe Developer, Mountain Biker & Roller Blader
I’ve been a foodie my whole life! My mom was a fantastic cook and loved to entertain and I always loved being her assistant. She gave me free rein in the kitchen from a very early age and it all began with my Suzy Homemaker Oven. Before long, the whole kitchen was my oyster. Since 2004, I’ve been a newspaper food columnist, creating recipes for our readers to enjoy, which has been incredibly rewarding. When I was a young mother, my husband and I encouraged our three children to participate in the cooking and as a result they have all become amazing cooks and foodies themselves. This makes us exceptionally happy! We believe a happy home begins in the kitchen and thrives at the dining room table!
Our Services
Food and Adventure Writing
Please visit the links below for some or our publications in the food and adventure travel categories.
- Idaho Magazine – 15 Miles to Nowhere and Back
- Lamorinda Weekly Food Column
- Idaho Magazine – S.O.S. Rough Landing at Cabin Creek
Travel/Hotel/Restaurant Feature Articles
We travel extensively and are available to represent brands on trips as travel/food writers and photographers.
Menu Development and Implementation
This past summer we completed our first foray into adventure catering, where we were the camp chefs for a group of 26 cyclists in the Green Mountains of Vermont. This work included menu planning for a variety of special dietary needs for five days and nights, and the ability to cook really yummy food on a camp chef stove! If you need a menu for any special event, including camp cooking, we are your girls!
Recipe Development & Brand Promotion
Brand Ambassadors
We look forward to working with you as brand ambassadors for both food ingredients as well as athletic gear. We love creating recipes and menus using your specific products and we would be proud to promote your athletic gear as we ride around on our rollerblades and mountain bikes!
Product Reviews
We use a lot of different kitchen gadgets and ingredients in our recipe development and would love to write reviews for your products.
