The Pescetarian and the Pig

Caramel Maple Peanut Butter Bars. I’m way ahead of the Christmas season. My house has been decorated since the day after Halloween. I usually save my decorating for the day after Thanksgiving, but this year I needed the holiday cheer to come extra early. Luckily for me, I’m not the only one who started in […]

Peach Maple Pecan MuffinsMuffins with crunchy, crispy, crumbly tops are my absolute favorite. If I had an unlimited supply of muffins staring me in the face, I’d most likely eat the tops of all of them while tossing the bottoms gingerly over my shoulder to land wherever they may. Who cares about the bottoms of […]

Cranberry Walnut Butternut and Brussels  I’m making these for Thanksgiving. So there. I’ve got a family full of Brussels Sprouts skeptics and I’m about to blow their minds! Turn them into to true believers, so to speak. I know that for some, it’s pretty hard to believe, but Brussels Sprouts can be so tasty. These […]

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 […]

Could there be a better dessert than one made out of pure maple syrup? I think not! Growing up in Seattle I fell madly in love with everything maple, especially Maple Bars, which are a doughnut stick covered in gooey maple icing that seem to be only a Northwest specialty (I’ve never found them on […]