How to… Blind Bake a Pie Crust
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
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.
Searching for the best Magic Peach Cobbler Recipe
Going through my mom’s recipes, I ran across a recipe titled ‘Magic Peach Cobbler”. I remember my mom making a baked peach dessert growing up, but I couldn’t remember much about it.
Best Cal Mex BBQ right off Highway 101 near Santa Maria, California
Traveling home from Malibu, we needed to stop for a late lunch so we turned to our good friend Yelp. My goal was to find the best Santa Maria Tri Tip since my husband had never tried it. We definitely found a great restaurant in our quest.
Silicon Valley BBQ (KCBS) Competition Recap… no winners circle for me
I had such a fun time at my 2nd competition at the Silicon Valley BBQ Competition. I hope I didn’t bombard you too much with all the Instagram and Facebook photos, but I thought it would be fun to document the day.
Time to get my BBQ on!
This weekend is the Silicon Valley KCBS BBQ Competition and I am trying to get ready to participate in the Backyard Competition.
Our First Cookbook… Get it while it’s free!
That’s right! At Dish Ditty, we have finally published our first cookbook: Dish Ditty’s Chinese Chicken Recipes. And, it’s free right now on Amazon!
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.” ― Erma Bombeck
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.” ― Erma Bombeck
How to… Blanch Vegetables
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
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…
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 […]