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Hello.\u00a0 Welcome to Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>I’m Shelly Borrell Freis and its publisher.\u00a0\u00a0We report about and photograph all things\u00a0FOOD related — Cooking, dining out,\u00a0recipes, competitions, events, products\u00a0and a whole lot more.\u00a0 We\u00a0review and feature many\u00a0Southern California restaurants and other fabulous food finds discovered through travel and eating on Earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nibbles of Tidbits is a blog\u00a0about the GOOD, the BAD & the FUNNY regarding FOOD — From Yikes to Ooo La La<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0In addition to above, we emphasize\u00a0food comparison, experimentation, various cooking techniques,\u00a0uncommon ingredients, easy meals, helpful tools, shortcuts, cool ideas, copycat recipes, great deals\u00a0and fun\u00a0stuff.\u00a0 Read about tasty dishes, as well as \u201cdishes gone wrong.\u201d\u00a0 If you\u2019ve been cooking a long time, you know that many dishes turn out great and some just become that (hopefully funny now) incident of enlightenment.<\/span><\/p>\n

When not dining out, the goal is to\u00a0prepare unique and flavorful,\u00a0high-quality meals on a daily basis.\u00a0 Why not?\u00a0\u00a0We\u00a0report\u00a0the\u00a0results of our testing and tastings, good or bad.\u00a0 We’re a ‘Tavern on the Web<\/strong>‘ <\/em>to\u00a0take away yummy inspiration or\u00a0learn what not to do next time.\u00a0 Thanks for visiting and do check back often.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ve been a cooking (and eating) enthusiast for years and have been\u00a0LUCKY enough to WIN a few recipe\/food contests<\/strong> —\u00a0To learn more about all that,\u00a0see the following links:\u00a0\u00a0The Milk Contest<\/a>, Hof’s Hut Burger Contest<\/a>, Hof’s Hut Burger INFO<\/a>, BBQ Prize<\/a>, Name on the Menu<\/a>, Various<\/a>, Better Homes & Gardens<\/a>, Zespri Prize<\/a>, Zespri Kiwi Semi-Finalist<\/a>, More Kiwi Contest INFO<\/a>, OC Fair Ribbons<\/a>, OC Fair Ribbons<\/a>, Pie Competition Honorable Mention<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0yet more\u00a0OC Fair Wins<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0More about Nibbles of Tidbits and\u00a0contests I didn’t win can be learned here<\/a>.\u00a0 Contest WINS and links are slightly out-of-date and shall be posted soon. <\/span><\/p>\n

If seeking information regarding Freelance Writing Services, please visit main site I Need Text Company<\/strong>\u00a0(www.ineedtext.com<\/a>) — To view non-food-related writing samples, see\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>And if you want more\u00a0food,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0previously published as Orange County Food Examiner<\/a>\u00a0on Examiner.com.\u00a0 Aside from all that, I love interesting TIDBITS, so leave us something to NIBBLE on.<\/span><\/p>\n

All the Best, Shelly Borrell Freis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/a>And officially introducing… Matt Freis<\/strong> (pictured right), my dear husband and better photographer in our family, who will be contributing many photos here on Nibbles of Tidbits. \u00a0He loves photography, food and my cooking too, and just got an impressive new camera — It’s a winning combination no matter how you look at it. \u00a0I’m grateful for all and he’s cute too. \u00a0We’re team Freis West of Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog.<\/p>\n

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