The Pescetarian and the Pig

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Popcorn. Easy. Tasty. Wonderful for a last minute gift or party snack. The longest part of making this popcorn is waiting for the chocolate to re-harden. I love peppermint hot chocolate so much. So much. These cookies are a testament to that. And the day I discovered that homemade popcorn was as […]

Sage Brown Butter Sweet Potatoes Oh, hello there, you sexy little morsels of sweet and savory goodness. You look stunning in that glistening robe of Sage Brown Butter. This year, I’ve turned my sweet potatoes up a notch. A nice departure from the mundane, often dried out, and pretty boring sweet potatoes of yesteryear. Also, […]

Cranberry Walnut Cream Cheese Monkey Bread. Monkey Bread is one of those perfect desserts for holiday gatherings. It’s pretty simple to make, it really doesn’t require many ingredients, and serving it is as simple as laying it out on a plate and allowing each person to literally grab a piece. It’s also fantastic because it […]

Haunted Halloween Cookie House: Because cookie houses aren’t just for Christmas, anymore! I have way too much fun creating cookie houses for Christmas. So much fun that I typically do at least 3 or 4 houses and create a gingerbread house village to put on the top shelf of my book case. There’s just something […]

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie with a Triple Gingersnap Crust. This recipe for Pumpkin Chiffon Pie is a classic that was handed down from my grandmother to my mother and then to me. With only minor tweaks in spices, cookie crust, and the use of agar agar in place of gelatin to keep this a vegetarian dessert, […]

Some of you might remember my “Soft Boiled” Easter Egg Cakes from a couple of years ago. I still feel like they are one of the most fun baking projects for Easter. It’s basically an inside-out Easter Egg, with the outside shell looking like a normal egg, but cracking into it you discover a wonderfully […]

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from my family to yours! If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve already seen this little family photo… But I had to share it on my blog as well. That’s Atticus, my parents’ dog, getting along with Cupcake, Lemur, and Azzy on the […]

Easter is coming so quickly, I hardly know what to do with myself! This year, I’ve been working so diligently on my fitness goals that I’ve had to completely ignore the Cadbury Caramel Eggs, Reese’s Eggs, carrot cakes, and chocolate bunnies of the season. I’m working on a whoooooole plethora of recipes to share, some […]

Episode 6: How to Make Easter Houses Are you as excited about Easter as I am?! Even though the weather is desperately trying to trick me into believing that it’s still winter, I just know that it’s spring! And what better way to celebrate than with bunnies and flowers and all things pastel? Adorable decorations […]

Peppermint White Chocolate Macadamia CookiesHelllooooooo Delicious! So, funny little story, the idea for these babies was actually birthed while I was searching for Andes Peppermint Chips so I could make a whole bunch more of my Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies to give as gifts. Seems like those baking chips really caught on this year, because […]