Fifty-fifty. I was 2-for-4 in my Divisional Playoff picks. Not too shabby for picking teams with my taste buds and no real football knowledge. I bid farewell to the Cheeseheads and WhoDatNation and make my picks for the Super Bowl XLVI Conference Championship Playoffs. Do my picks agree with your... … [Read more...]
New Year… New You?
Disclosure: This post is Sponsored By The Cheesecake Factory.It's Skinny. It's Delicious. It's SkinnyLicious™. I think almost everyone has visions of becoming New and Improved at the dawn of a new year. I know I do. Every year. Maybe it's natural? Well, natural or not, feeling pressure to … [Read more...]
Super Bowl XLVI Divisional Playoffs Picks Video
Hey, Sports Fans! If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, the way to score a touchdown with me has got to be through my stomach. OK. That came out wrong, but you get the idea! I love Playoffs parties just as much as the next football fan. But not for the football! For me, it's all about … [Read more...]
How to Make Spicy Asian Dipping Sauce
CLICK HERE to watch How to Make Spicy Dipping Sauce Like a Chinese Mother at Babble's Family Kitchen. My friend Christine is originally from Sichuan Province, China. To see her in the kitchen is a thing of magic and mystery. She uses chopsticks for everything. And I mean everything. In her … [Read more...]
YouTube Next Chef Party Food Requests
Hey Party People! Put your thinking caps beer helmets on and get your requests in for your favorite party foods! I'll choose one of your requests and make a video for my YouTube Next Chef Assignment video. Leave your ideas in the comments or in a video response on YouTube and I promise a HUGE … [Read more...]
UNCHOPPED! Celebrity Chefs on Cooking For Kids
Here are celebrity chefs Giada De Laurentiis, Jet Tila and Fabio Viviani answering the question, "What's the most important thing to remember when cooking for kids?" Watch Giada, Jet and Fabio dish on Cooking For Kids at Babble's Family Kitchen and please, share your best advice for cooking with … [Read more...]
Average Betty is a YouTube Next Chef!
Change you can sink your teeth into. I am excited to announce that Average Betty is a YouTube Next Chef! What does that mean? Well hopefully it means you'll be noticing some changes around here. Better sound, better lighting, better production. Heck, with all of this improvement, my jokes might even … [Read more...]
How to Make Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Video
I have to laugh when I hear parents say, "Me and the kids are carving pumpkins." Chances are, it's Mom or Dad showing off the the artistic knife skills in the family... not the kiddies. Because, let's face it, pumpkin carving is dangerous. No Halloween activity has more potential to send someone … [Read more...]
Hungry and Foolish: A Tribute to Steve Jobs
Babble Vlog! My first computer was a Mac and I'm fairly certain there would be no irreverent, online cooking show called Average Betty if it wasn't for the Thomas Edison of our generation, Steve Jobs. The appetite to consume the inventions Steve Jobs brought into this world is as big as the change … [Read more...]
The Taste Test Video
Perfect score! Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine put the EPIC in epicurean at The Taste. A four day extravaganza of food, wine, music and more celebrity chefs than you can shake a Lexus at. We picnic in The Hills. We talk street food. We tell secrets. And by we I mean me and chefs Giada De … [Read more...]
Are You Gonna Eat That?
Babble Vlog! Are you gonna eat that? Because maybe you shouldn't. Have you ever had catastrophic spoilage in your kitchen? If you've ever been curious about the shelf life of certain foods or how to make other foods last longer, check out my video, Are You Gonna Eat That? at Babble's Family … [Read more...]
Getting into Club Sandwich
Babble Vlog! I love Club Sandwiches! But I typically don't make the jaw-unhinging, double-decker variety served in restaurants. So I wonder, is it the third piece of bread that makes a Club Sandwich a Club Sandwich? Check out my video, Getting into Club Sandwich at Babble's Family Kitchen and find … [Read more...]
