The Pescetarian and the Pig

Chocolate Raspberry Espresso Quinoa CookiesTake a little bit of quinoa, mix it with a little bit of cocoa, throw in some freeze-dried raspberries… Don’t forget to add some dark chocolate covered espresso beans, because quite honestly, your world can’t go on without them. Oh yeah, and don’t just use any old sugar. No no no! […]

Cinnamon Chocolate Cookies Dipped in Dark Chocolate I apologize for my absenteeism… I hope I can make it up to you with these amazing cookies. You see, the thing is, oh man, I’m full of excuses. Last week I was struck by 3 bugs. 3 bugs! And I don’t mean the cute, cuddly, 6 legged […]

Yin Yang Cookies.Harmony. Balance. Two wildly different things uniting to make something truly wonderful. The yin yang. This week has had a lot of the balancing act going on for me. For example: being a 5:30 am gym goer, but not wrapping a photo shoot until 1:30 am, then trying desperately to stay awake all […]

Vegan Pomegranate Kahlua BrowniesWell, hello there, Beautiful! I see you’ve got a little secret you’re trying to keep from me… Is it that you’re studded with little jewels of pomegranate, or is it that you’re vegan? A vegan brownie that tastes this good? How is that even possible? Perhaps it’s because, among your many secrets, you’re […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 🙁 […]

Cinnamon Pecan PralinesI’m just not ready, you guys! I’m not ready for Christmas to be over. I’m totally one of those people who leaves the tree up and decorated until every last pine needle drops to the floor and the skeleton that’s left erupts spontaneously into a curtain of flames. And even after that, I’ll […]

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 […]

Ginger Molasses Thumbprint Cookies I have been dying to try out my own version of a ginger molasses cookie for years. Seriously, years. For some reason, I thought this was going to be a very daunting task, but it wasn’t! And as soon as I had the idea to turn them into thumbprint cookies filled […]