The Pescetarian and the Pig

How to make Chocolate Bowls using BalloonsRemember those fantastic little chocolate bowls from my Romantic Dinner Date?  Don’t you want to learn how to make them? Well, I sure hope so cause I made a whole episode to show you how 😉 And, of course, the video features the one and only world’s most adorable […]

Here it is! The long-awaited recipe for the “Beet of My Heart” Ravioli featured in Episode 3: How to Host the Perfect Romantic Dinner Date (at home)! I hope you’re as excited as I am to make these adorable heart shaped raviolis for your Valentine’s date and/or party! I don’t know if there’s anything better […]

Dark Chocolate Toffee Chip Cookies Are you cool with me moving on from an entire month of completely healthy eating with no desserts? I sure hope so, because these cookies are just begging for you to make them… and eat them. It’s a groundbreaking concept, I know, I’m still trying to wrap my head around […]

Parchment Baked Halibut So if you missed it, make sure you check out The Pescetarian and the Pig Episode 2: How to Bake Fish in Parchment. It is a step-by-step tutorial on this exact dish (and I’d like to think it’s entertaining to watch, as well). And this recipe? Ooohhhhhh this recipe… It is so […]

How to bake fish in parchment: Good morning everyone! I’ve cooked up another video for you… Why? Because I believe it is my civic duty to teach you things that you may or may not already know about cooking and baking! And this little trick is so easy, so healthy, and cuts your cleaning up […]

Pear Citrus Vinaigrette Healthy, simple, and unquestionably delicious salad dressing is only a couple of steps and a mere 5 ingredients away! And this particular dressing is so good, it will make you forget all about the heartbreak you experienced when you found out that Dawson’s Creek on Netflix has a different theme song than […]

Black Pepper and Cranberry Maple Glazed Pecans.  Palm Springs was excellent and my birthday was a blast. This year, being at my parents’ home in La Quinta, I spent my birthday with my parents and their friends that I’ve known since I was but a wee child. Kevin (a fellow redhead) and Jeanneane Kelly and […]

Baked Eggs in Avocado with Guacamole Uh oh.. It’s my birthday again! I swear, I don’t feel older. Although, I’m way past the days of proudly adding fractions at the end of my age to make everyone aware that I’m a big girl– I’m four and a half!  Oh, how I wish I were only […]

Vegan Gelatin with Chia SeedsSo, looking for a fun, refreshing, low calorie, low sugar snack that jiggles like Jell-O and is also vegan? These should satisfy your craving! Made from agar agar, a sea plant, this is one awesome way to avoid the animal-derived gelatin (which to Cupcake’s chagrin, is usually made of pork 🙁 […]

Breadless Margherita Pizza on a Portobello. I miss pizza! I truly do. All of that mouth-watering melted mozzarella, all of that garlic, all of the wondrous herbs steaming out of the pie… After making a low-carb vegan pesto, my mind started swirling with ideas of pizza toppings and sauces. Then, of course, I was disheartened […]