The Pescetarian and the Pig

Modifying your chocolate is so easy, yet so satisfying. Sometimes I fantasize about all of the various flavors I can combine with chocolate that I wouldn’t normally be able to find in the store and I just start experimenting. This here recipe is an experiment gone totally right. This combination of flavors… OOH-WEE! And the […]

Hey hey it’s my birthday! And did someone ask for a little slice of heaven for dessert? Because I brought you some! Smooth, thick, creamy vanilla deliciousness between layers of delicate puff pastry and a simple fruit glaze on top. Readily available in Australia, this is my father’s favorite dessert. I kid you not when […]

Happy New Year! Wow, 2011 was a quick year. Is it just me? I want to do a re-cap, but seriously, this year whooshed by so quickly I’m not even sure I remember what happened! A few noteworthy memories… Cupcake celebrated her first birthday! My duck, Banana Sandwich, celebrated her first birthday too! The Pescetarian […]

Christmas is my absolute favorite season of the entire year. I can’t get enough Christmas lights, gingerbread, peppermint, Home Alone, fresh pine scent, or eggnog! Let’s talk about Home Alone for a minute. Seriously. One of the best Christmas movies of all time. And Home Alone 2 was a fantastic follow-up. Before we get into this […]

Last week I discovered the most delicious combination of flavors that resulted in the chewiest, most addictive cookies I’ve ever tasted. At least that’s my opinion. I literally ate 9 of them by myself. Don’t tell. I was inspired by the season, by Halloween, and by my visit to the Hodges Farm Pumpkin Patch. I […]

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spice Cake with Maple Cinnamon Glaze. It’s almost Halloween and fall is finally coming to Charlotte. The weather has cooled down significantly (at least this week it has), and a few of the trees in the neighborhood are finally changing color. I’m not sure why fall is holding off like this. My […]

Yes! Fall is officially here! I see all the beautiful pumpkin stands on my drive to work, gourds at the grocery store (which I stocked up on heavily. How can I resist decorating with these beautiful things) and pumpkin recipes everywhere! I’m sure some people are getting a little tired of the pumpkin recipes and […]

Gooey Peanut Butter Cookie Brownies. Do you remember when I said I was on a diet? Do you remember when I said I was going to stick to it ever so strictly because I’m so close to my goal and I just want to be done with it already? Do you remember when Peanut Butter […]

Toffee and Peaches are a match made in Heaven. Period. Peaches are a summer staple, or so I have learned since moving to the south. Being from Seattle, roadside fruit stands selling Rainier Cherries and Blackberries have always been one of the things that signifies summer for me. In Charlotte, it’s peaches. When I found […]

Gelatin-free S’more Cupcakes. S’mores. How can you go a summer without them? Unfortunately, it’s not all that easy to come across vegan or gelatin-free marshmallows… but, luckily, marshmallow fluff does not contain gelatin! Now here’s a recipe for some delicious s’more cupcakes. Instead of adding graham cracker flavor within the cake batter or on top […]