How to Autofill Pinterest Pin Descriptions

Written by: Anyonita Green on 3/6/2104

Autofilling the description of Pinterest pins from your site is one way to ensure that pinners get valuable information about what they will find on your blog.

Of course, pinners can always go back and change this description, but in my experience, if a pin's description is informative enough to give pinners a sense of what to expect on the page, they don't tend to edit the description.

If you autofill the description of pins from your site, you increase the likeliness that the keywords you have chosen will stay attached to your content; thereby boosting your SEO.

In this tutorial, I'll show you two quick methods for autofilling the description of your Pinterest, including how to do it via simple HTML coding.


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Gluten Free 10 Minute Tom Yum Fish Ball Noodle Soup

Slightly spicy Tom Yum flavored fish balls swirl in a hot and sour broth with udon noodles and fresh coriander in this 10-minute dish!

Yield 2 to 4 servings

10 Minute Tom Yum Fish Ball Noodle Soup

I've always been a sucker for Asian food and this Tom Yum Fish Ball Noodle Soup ticks all my boxes of good Asian food: it's quick, it's healthy, it's sweet, it's sour, it has noodles. And if you're not already in love with the idea of this soup, let me tell you this: it's ready in 10 minutes!

Ten minutes and it's actually good for you? Oh, yes. We stumbled upon these fish balls by accident. We were in our local Chinese supermarket on the weekend of Chinese New Year, so the staff were out in force. They were flogging this authentic ceramic rice bowl made by Chinese orphans along the banks of the Yellow River and that authentic Chinese wok that will make all your stir fry dishes taste like they were made by in Asia. And then there was this guy, handing out fish balls, halved and speared onto cocktail sticks. We tried these Tom Yum flavored fish balls and then some salmon fish balls and within seconds, I found myself reaching into the chest freezer and plucking up a bag each to toss into the shopping trolley.

Tasty Tuesdays #51

 

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Gluten FreeMardi Gras King Cake Fruit & Honey Pancakes

These American-style festive Mardi Gras King Cake pancakes are a perfect start to Shrove Tuesday! 

Yield 8 to 12 pancakes

Mardi Gras King Cake Fruit & Honey Pancakes

Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, or as it is affectionately known to gourmands the world over, Pancake Day! These Mardi Gras Fruit & Honey Pancakes were inspired by the indulgent and ornately decorated King Cake, which is often eaten during Mardi Gras.

When I was approached by the Sainsbury's Live Well for Less team and asked to create pancakes in honor of tomorrow's festivities, there was no way I could refuse! Growing up in the American South, pancakes were important and usually appeared on the kitchen table most weekends as a stack of perfectly fluffy and still slightly doughy in the center pancakes slathered in melted butter and blanketed in syrup squeezed from the rotund tummy of a Mrs Butterworth's container. These pancakes are completely different.

They are the thick American-style ones. To me that means they are billowy clouds of breakfast bliss. To my husband that means they are stodgy and too thick. But we did agree that they were fun, festive and delicious! That's the most important bit!

A very big thank you to my fab friends at Sainsbury's who partnered with me on this post!

Winter #LittleAdventures Challenge & Gluten Free Apple Ants on a Log Recipe

A bear themed day with a two-year-old!  Bear activities and a recipe for Apple Ants on a Log!

Disclaimer: The ants on a log is gluten and dairy free, suitable for vegans and vegetables. The Barny Bears are made with gluten containing ingredients.

Yield 1 serving

Apple Ants on a Log

This is going to be somewhat of an unusual post for me, but it's one that I hope you'll all enjoy! :) I took part in a Winter Little Adventures Challenge organized by BritMums. In fact, this post is an entry for BritMums' Winter Little Adventures Challenge sponsored by Barny, individually-wrapped bear-shaped sponge cakes with a hidden filling. Find out more about Barny!

Gluten Free Easy Hazelnut Pesto

This hazelnut pesto is wonderful served with fresh pasta or spread on lightly toasted bread!

Yield 1 cup

Easy Hazelnut Pesto

This hazelnut pesto really is easy to make! It only calls for a handful of ingredients and instead of grinding away all day at it with a mortar and pestle, I just throw everything in a food processor and get on with the rest of the meal.

Basic but Effective Food Photography Tips (No Technical Jargon!)

Written by: Anyonita Green on 2/27/2014

One of the things I get asked the most often is for food photography tips. All food bloggers seem obsessed (and rightly so) with the ability to take mouthwatering photos of their food. 

We do eat with our eyes, after all. And thanks to sites like Pinterest and G+, most people see our food photos before they have a clue about what's in them or how to make them. Having eye-catching, quality photos is extremely important. 

There are loads of food photography blog posts on the web, but about 99% of them talk about technical crap: f numbers, shutter speed, white balance, back lighting, diffusing etc. Of course, that's all good for the pros and semi-pros, but for most food bloggers, those types of tutorials don't mean much.

So this tutorial isn't going to be like that. Forget the f numbers/ aperture and shutter speed. I'm going to show you a few very simple, basic tips that no one else is telling you about. We're going to go back to the basics and improve our food photography the easy way. Then, when you have time, you can go back and learn about the f numbers and shutter speed and spend ages getting to grips with the technical stuff.


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Gluten Free Chicken Rice Paper Rolls & Honeyed Sriracha Dip

These rice paper rolls are perfect for using up leftover chicken for a tasty lunch. They're drizzled with honeyed Sriracha dip for a sweet chili kick!

Yield 6 rolls

Chicken Rice Paper Rolls & Honeyed Sriracha Dip

I'm a sucker for spicy food and these chicken rice paper rolls taste amazing with my honeyed Sriracha dip. These little rolls are perfect for packing into a lunch box too or sharing on a picnic when the days get warmer.

Tasty Tuesdays #50! Eeek! We're 50!

Apologies that Tasty Tuesdays is so late today, friends! I'm not feeling very well & overslept by about 3 hours! Eek! I've scrolled through all of last week's entries, but haven't finished pinning yet; I'll be sure to do that throughout the day today while I'm resting on the couch. 

 

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Gluten Free Honeyed Thyme Pork Chops

Sweet and tangy, these honeyed thyme pork chops are perfect for a spring alfresco dinner!

Yield 2 servings

Honeyed Thyme Pork Chops

These honeyed thyme pork chops are perfect for the lovely spring weather we'll soon be enjoying! They'll be best eaten outside with a chilled glass of white wine, but, in case winter sticks around longer than any of us want, you could eat them on the sofa, watching your favorite TV show. While snow falls. We did.

What I love about them is the amazing flavor they have. A lot of ingredients go into what's a really simple dish starting with fresh orange juice and ending with super fancy French mustard with oranges and chestnuts. (Although, in the absence of such mustard, you could just use your normal dijon.) But, these pork chops are tender and the earthy taste of thyme is delicious with the honey. And there's just a little bit of smoked paprika. Especially important if you make these in the grill/broiler on your oven and not outside.

I've not shown it in the photos, but I served these pork chops with fluffy rice and steamed, crunchy green beans. I like my green beans crunchy and fresh-tasting. They work well with the pork. No matter what you serve with them, the pork cooks up in less than 20 minutes and if you let them marinate the night before, they'll be unbelievably tender.