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How to… Blind Bake a Pie Crust

How to Blind Bake a Pie by Dish Ditty Recipes

I’m sure some of you will ask “Why would I want to blind bake a Pie crust”. Blind baking the crust is a great way to pre-bake your crust without having it bubble up.

Confessions of a Carboholic

5 months and 45 pounds lighter

Hi, my name is Vivian, and I’m a carboholic. You may think that I’m being disrespectful to alcoholics/etc., but for me, this really is a serious problem.

Time to get my BBQ on!

Cooking at SVBBQ Last year

This weekend is the Silicon Valley KCBS BBQ Competition and I am trying to get ready to participate in the Backyard Competition.

How to… Blanch Vegetables

Blanch your Veggies!

Blanching your vegetables is the process of scalding vegetables in boiling water for several minutes. Why blanch? The best reason is that it prevents Blah vegetables! It’s also necessary if you want to freeze your vegetables for use later.

Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas Gift Ideas by Dish Ditty Recipes

I know, I’m early, but some of these Christmas gifts need to be planned months in advance. Here are a couple great ideas for making your own foodie Christmas gifts.

A lighter side? Yes, but not so bright…

I am always looking for a twist on recipes, and this book does deliver a few good changes. However, I expected recipes that were more ‘down home’ than what was delivered since the book stated that it was “Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome” I had expected recipes that were more homestyle and comforting, […]

Sometimes I have nothing to say…

Nothing to see here...

I feel that as a food blogger (ack! I said it!) I am expected to have a lot of funny anecdotes and tons of preamble leading up to the recipe I’m posting. But sometimes I really do not have anything to say about the recipe. Was it tasty, yummy, delicious? You betcha! But not all […]